| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Contents | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study and Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review of Metaphor | 第18-30页 |
| ·Studies on Similarity of Metaphor | 第18-21页 |
| ·Foreign Studies on Similarity of Metaphor | 第18-21页 |
| ·Chinese Studies on Similarity of Metaphor | 第21页 |
| ·Studies on Dissimilarity of Metaphor | 第21-28页 |
| ·Foreign Studies on Dissimilarity of Metaphor | 第22-27页 |
| ·Chinese Studies on Dissimilarity of Metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| ·A Brief Evaluation | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Conceptual Integration Theory | 第30-40页 |
| ·Key Notions | 第30-31页 |
| ·An Organizing Frame | 第30页 |
| ·TF, TS and TI | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Network Model of Conceptual Integration | 第31-34页 |
| ·Types of Integration Network | 第34-36页 |
| ·General Features of Blending | 第36-37页 |
| ·Optimality Principles | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Four Single-scope Networks and Dissimilarity of Metaphor | 第40-56页 |
| ·Integration of the Dissimilarity Structures at TF, TS Levels | 第40-48页 |
| ·Common Understanding Process of the Metaphor of Case One | 第40-43页 |
| ·The Analysis of Dissimilarity of the Metaphor of Case One | 第43-48页 |
| ·Integration of the Dissimilarity Structures at TF, TS and TI Levels | 第48-56页 |
| ·Common Understanding Process of the Metaphor of Case Two | 第48-51页 |
| ·The Analysis of Dissimilarity of the Metaphor of Case Two | 第51-56页 |
| Chapter Five Double-scope Networks and Dissimilarity of Metaphor | 第56-78页 |
| ·Integration of the Dissimilarity Structures at TF, TS and TI Levels | 第56-70页 |
| ·Common Understanding Process of the Metaphor of Case Three | 第56-59页 |
| ·The Analysis of Dissimilarity of the Metaphor of Case Three | 第59-63页 |
| ·Common Understanding Process of the Metaphor of Case Four | 第63-65页 |
| ·The Analysis of Dissimilarity of the Metaphor of Case Four | 第65-70页 |
| ·Metaphors Depending on Salient Differences of Two Inputs | 第70-78页 |
| ·Common Understanding Process of the Metaphor of Case Five | 第70-73页 |
| ·The Analysis of Dissimilarity of the Metaphor of Case Five | 第73-78页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第78-82页 |
| ·Findings of the Study | 第78-80页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and Suggestions for Further Researches | 第80-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-86页 |
| Appendix A | 第86-88页 |
| Appendix B | 第88-91页 |
