| English Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第10-16页 |
| ·Research on Metaphor | 第10-12页 |
| ·Research on Colour Terms | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter Three Design and Data Analysis | 第16-19页 |
| ·Design | 第16-17页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第19-39页 |
| ·The Similarities and Differences in the Forming of Non-basic Colour Terms between English and Chinese | 第19-29页 |
| ·The function of metaphors in forming non-basic colour terms | 第19-22页 |
| ·Similarities and differences in the source domains | 第22-26页 |
| ·The explanation of the similarities and differences in the forming of non-basic colour terms | 第26-29页 |
| ·The explanation of the similarities | 第26-27页 |
| ·The explanation of the differences | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Similarities and Differences in the Non-Basic Colour Metaphors between English and Chinese | 第29-39页 |
| ·The similarities and differences of the non-basic colour metaphors in the frequency of occurrence and the explanation on it | 第30-34页 |
| ·The similarities and differences in the frequency of occurrence | 第30-32页 |
| ·The explanation on the similarities and differences | 第32-34页 |
| ·The semantic features of the non-basic colour metaphors in English and Chinese | 第34-39页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第39-41页 |
| Bibliography | 第41-44页 |
| Appendices | 第44-46页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第46页 |
