| Acknowlegements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Research Background | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第14页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical Significance | 第15页 |
| ·Practical Significance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-28页 |
| ·A Review of Studies on Conceptual Metaphor Translation | 第17-24页 |
| ·Studies on Conceptual Metaphor Translation Abroad | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies on Conceptual Metaphor Translation in China | 第20-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24页 |
| ·Related Studies on the English Translation of Tao Te Ching | 第24-28页 |
| ·Studies on the English Translation of Tao Te Ching Abroad | 第25-26页 |
| ·Studies on the English Translation of Tao Te Ching in China | 第26-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three Conceptual Metaphorical Basis of Metaphor Translation | 第28-34页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第28-31页 |
| ·Introduction to Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第28页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphors in Metaphors We Live by | 第28-30页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphors | 第30-31页 |
| ·Features of Conceptual Metaphors | 第31页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory as the Basis of Metaphor Translation Stduy | 第31-32页 |
| ·Relevant Theories of Metaphor Translation | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four The Translation of Structrual Metaphors in Tao Te Ching | 第34-51页 |
| ·Structural Metaphors in Tao Te Ching | 第34-43页 |
| ·TAO BEING THE MOTHER OF ALL THINGS | 第34-39页 |
| ·TAO BEING THE ONE | 第39页 |
| ·TAO BEING WATER | 第39-42页 |
| ·TAO BEING THE NEWBORN BABY | 第42-43页 |
| ·Strategies of Translating Structural Metaphors in Tao Te Ching | 第43-50页 |
| ·Reproduction of Metaphor | 第44-47页 |
| ·Substitution of Metaphor | 第47-48页 |
| ·Metaphor to Non-Metaphor | 第48-49页 |
| ·Omission of Metaphor | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five The Translation of Orientational Metaphors in Tao Te Ching | 第51-59页 |
| ·Categories of Orientational Metaphors in Tao Te Ching | 第51-54页 |
| ·SHANG/XIA Metaphor | 第51-53页 |
| ·ZUO/YOU Metaphor | 第53-54页 |
| ·Strategies of Translating Structural Metaphors in Tao Te Ching | 第54-57页 |
| ·Reproduction of Metaphor | 第55-56页 |
| ·Metaphor to Non-Metaphor | 第56页 |
| ·Omission of Metaphor | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Six The Translation of Ontological Metaphors in Tao Te Ching | 第59-71页 |
| ·Categories of Orientational Metaphors in Tao Te Ching | 第59-66页 |
| ·Abstract Things Being Entities | 第59-62页 |
| ·Container Metaphors | 第62-63页 |
| ·Personifications | 第63-66页 |
| ·Strategies of Translating Structural Metaphors in Tao Te Ching | 第66-70页 |
| ·Reproduction of Metaphor | 第66-68页 |
| ·Substitution of Metaphor | 第68-69页 |
| ·Metaphor to Non-Metaphor | 第69页 |
| ·Omission of Metaphor | 第69-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-71页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions of Further Studies | 第72-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-77页 |
| Publication | 第77页 |
