| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives and significance of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Methodology and data collection | 第13-15页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-23页 |
| ·Studies on metaphor | 第16-20页 |
| ·Previous studies on metaphor abroad | 第16-19页 |
| ·Traditional approaches to metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| ·Contemporary approaches to metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cognitive approach to metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous studies on metaphor at home | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous studies on weather metaphor | 第20-22页 |
| ·Previous studies of weather metaphor abroad | 第20页 |
| ·Previous studies of weather metaphor in China | 第20-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Three Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第23-39页 |
| ·Conceptual metaphor and metaphorical expression | 第23-25页 |
| ·Working mechanism of metaphor-cross-domain mapping | 第25-27页 |
| ·Classification of conceptual metaphor | 第27-33页 |
| ·Structural metaphor | 第27-29页 |
| ·Orientational metaphor | 第29-30页 |
| ·Ontological metaphor | 第30-33页 |
| ·Cognitive functions of conceptual metaphor | 第33-35页 |
| ·An important means of understanding the world | 第33-34页 |
| ·An essential way of conceptualizing experience | 第34页 |
| ·A cognitive tool in creating new meaning | 第34-35页 |
| ·Universality and variation of cross-cultural metaphor | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Four Similarities and Differences of Metaphorical Uses of Wind and Rain in English and Chinese | 第39-60页 |
| ·Metaphorical uses of wind in English and Chinese | 第39-53页 |
| ·Similarities of metaphorical uses of wind in English and Chinese | 第39-44页 |
| ·Differences of metaphorical uses of wind in English and Chinese | 第44-52页 |
| ·Unique metaphorical uses of wind in English | 第44-48页 |
| ·Unique metaphorical uses of wind in Chinese | 第48-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| ·Metaphorical uses of rain in English and Chinese | 第53-60页 |
| ·Similarities of metaphorical uses of rain in English and Chinese | 第53-55页 |
| ·Differences of metaphorical uses of rain in English and Chinese | 第55-58页 |
| ·Unique metaphorical uses of rain in English | 第55-56页 |
| ·Unique metaphorical uses of rain in Chinese | 第56-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Five Motivations for the Similarities and Differences of Metaphorical Uses of Wind and Rain in English and Chinese | 第60-71页 |
| ·Motivations for the similarities of metaphorical uses of wind and rain in English and Chinese | 第60-62页 |
| ·Motivations for the differences of metaphorical uses of wind and rain in English and Chinese | 第62-71页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| ·Major findings | 第71-72页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第72-73页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for future study | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
| Academic Papers Published During Postgraduate Study | 第77页 |
