| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter 2 An Overview of Metaphor Study | 第15-34页 |
| ·Western Study of Metaphor | 第16-27页 |
| ·Comparison Theory and Substitution Theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·Interaction Theory | 第18-20页 |
| ·Contemporary Western Study of Metaphor | 第20-27页 |
| ·Domestic Study of Metaphor | 第27-32页 |
| ·Reasons for the Topic Selection | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundations for Current Study | 第34-50页 |
| ·Lakoff and Johnson's Definition and Classification of Metaphor | 第35-41页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第36-37页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第37-39页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Universality of Metaphor | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Systematicity of Metaphor | 第42-45页 |
| ·Metaphor as a Mapping across Domains | 第45-48页 |
| ·Metaphor and Cultural Coherence | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 4 A Study on the Differences between English and Chinese Metaphor | 第50-85页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第50-53页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study from the Aspect of Structural Metaphor | 第53-63页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor on Time | 第54-55页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor on Emotion | 第55-61页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor on State and Social Hierarchy | 第61-63页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study from the Aspect of Orientational Metaphor | 第63-71页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor on State | 第64-65页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor on Social Hierarchy | 第65-68页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor on Time | 第68-71页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study from the Aspect of Ontological Metaphor | 第71-79页 |
| ·Container Metaphor | 第72-76页 |
| ·Personification | 第76-77页 |
| ·Entity and Substance Metaphor | 第77-79页 |
| ·A Generalization of the Differences Reflected in the Contrastive Study | 第79-85页 |
| ·The Selection of Mapping Domains | 第79-82页 |
| ·Frequency | 第82-83页 |
| ·Expressive Forms | 第83-85页 |
| Chapter 5 An Exploration of the Causes for the Differences | 第85-95页 |
| ·Geographical Location | 第86-87页 |
| ·Culture | 第87-92页 |
| ·Traditions and Customs | 第88-89页 |
| ·Religion | 第89-91页 |
| ·Perspectives of Observation | 第91-92页 |
| ·Typology of English and Chinese | 第92-95页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第95-98页 |
| Works Cited | 第98-101页 |
| Appendix | 第101-105页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第105页 |
