| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter one Definition and Nature of Idioms | 第14-28页 |
| ·Definition of Idiom and "习语" | 第14-16页 |
| ·Definition of Idiom | 第14-16页 |
| ·Definition of "习语“ in Chinese | 第16页 |
| ·Sources of English and Chinese Idioms | 第16-23页 |
| ·Idioms from Speech of the Common People | 第16-19页 |
| ·Idioms from Classical Works | 第19-21页 |
| ·Idioms from Fables, Myths, and Legends | 第21-22页 |
| ·Idioms from Historical Events | 第22页 |
| ·Idioms from Foreign Languages | 第22-23页 |
| ·Characteristics of Idioms | 第23-28页 |
| ·Semantic Unity | 第23-24页 |
| ·Structural Stability | 第24-25页 |
| ·Terseness in Diction and Simplicity in Structuring | 第25-26页 |
| ·Pervasiveness in Use | 第26页 |
| ·Strong Vitality | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter two Metaphor and Idioms | 第28-49页 |
| ·The Study of Metaphor from Rhetorical Perspective | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Study of Metaphor from Cognitive Perspective | 第29-32页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) | 第30-31页 |
| ·Comment on Blending Theory (BT) and CMT | 第31-32页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms | 第32-40页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor in English and Chinese Idioms | 第32-35页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor in English and Chinese Idioms | 第35-37页 |
| ·Personification | 第36-37页 |
| ·Container Metaphor | 第37页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor in English and Chinese Idioms | 第37-40页 |
| ·Metaphor and Metonymy | 第40-42页 |
| ·Metaphor and Idioms | 第42-44页 |
| ·Metaphor and Culture | 第44-49页 |
| ·The Universality of Metaphor | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Cultural Specificity of Metaphor | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter three A Comparison of "Emotion" Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms: A Case Study | 第49-72页 |
| ·The Cognitive Analysis of Emotional Terms | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Cognitive Comparison of English and Chinese Emotion Idioms | 第51-72页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of "Happiness" Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms | 第51-55页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of "Anger" Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms | 第55-59页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of "Fear" Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms | 第59-64页 |
| ·Cognitive Comparison of "Sadness" Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms | 第64-69页 |
| ·A Brief Summary | 第69-72页 |
| ·The Universality of "Emotion" Metaphors in Idioms | 第69-70页 |
| ·The Cultural Specificity of "Emotion" Metaphors in Idioms | 第70-72页 |
| Conclusion | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-78页 |
