| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第14-19页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Purpose of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Methodology of the Study | 第17页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-27页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies of Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第19-25页 |
| 2.1.1 The Classical Approach | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2 The Interactionist Approach | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.3 The Pragmatic Approach | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.4 The Cognitive Approach | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Weather Metaphor in English and Chinese | 第25页 |
| 2.3 Limitations of Previous Studies of Weather Metaphor | 第25-27页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第27-35页 |
| 3.1 Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Cognitive Nature of Conceptual Metaphor | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Philosophical Basis of Conceptual Metaphor | 第29-30页 |
| 3.4 Characteristics of Conceptual Metaphor | 第30-35页 |
| 3.4.1 Pervasiveness | 第30-31页 |
| 3.4.2 Systematicity | 第31-33页 |
| 3.4.3 Cultural Coherence | 第33-35页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ COMPARISON OF WEATHER METAPHORS IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE | 第35-72页 |
| 4.1 Wind Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第35-52页 |
| 4.1.1 Wind Metaphors in English | 第35-41页 |
| 4.1.2 Wind Metaphors in Chinese | 第41-48页 |
| 4.1.3 Similarities of Wind Metaphors between English and Chinese | 第48-50页 |
| 4.1.4 Differences of Wind Metaphors between English and Chinese | 第50-52页 |
| 4.2 Cloud Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第52-68页 |
| 4.2.1 Cloud Metaphors in English | 第53-58页 |
| 4.2.2 Cloud Metaphors in Chinese | 第58-64页 |
| 4.2.3 Similarities of Cloud Metaphors between English and Chinese | 第64-66页 |
| 4.2.4 Differences of Cloud Metaphors between English and Chinese | 第66-68页 |
| 4.3 Causes of Similarities and Differences of Weather Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第68-72页 |
| 4.3.1 Causes of Similarities | 第68-69页 |
| 4.3.2 Causes of Differences | 第69-72页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第72-75页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第72-73页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第73-74页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第74页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Future Research | 第74-75页 |
| REFERENCES | 第75-77页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第77-79页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第79-80页 |
