| Acknowledgments | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Significance of the Research | 第13页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第13-14页 |
| ·Methodology and Source of Data | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-28页 |
| ·Literature Review of Transfer Studies | 第16-19页 |
| ·The Definition of Language Transfer | 第16-17页 |
| ·Manifestations of Language Transfer | 第17页 |
| ·Different Accounts of Language Transfer | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Cognitive Approach to Metaphor | 第19-24页 |
| ·Characteristics of Metaphor | 第19-21页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor | 第21页 |
| ·The Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第22-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Cross-Linguistic Transfer of Metaphor | 第24-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Cross-Linguistic Transfer of Metaphor in SLA | 第28-40页 |
| ·Problems in Current SLA | 第28-29页 |
| ·Universality in Metaphorical Thinking | 第29-31页 |
| ·Universal Concepts of Metaphor | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Complexity in Cross-Linguistic Transfer of Metaphor | 第31-34页 |
| ·Culture-Specific Concepts of Metaphor | 第31-32页 |
| ·Metaphorical Competence and Conceptual Fluency | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Divergence of Metaphorical Meaning and Literal Meaning | 第33-34页 |
| ·Modes of Cross-Linguistic Metaphor Transfer | 第34-35页 |
| ·Constraints on Cross-Linguistic Transfer of Metaphor | 第35-40页 |
| ·Cultural Factors | 第35-36页 |
| ·Markedness of Metaphor | 第36-38页 |
| ·Psychotypology and Language Distance | 第38页 |
| ·Developmental Factors | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第40-52页 |
| ·Subjects of the Experiment | 第40页 |
| ·Instrumentation | 第40-42页 |
| ·Research Procedure and Results | 第42-45页 |
| ·Analysis and Discussion | 第45-47页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Second Language Teaching | 第47-52页 |
| ·Teaching Metaphor Based on Conceptual Metaphor | 第47-48页 |
| ·Positive Effect of Comparison between the L1 and the L2 | 第48-49页 |
| ·Necessity of Cultural Knowledge in Second Language Teaching | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-56页 |
| ·Summary of Findings | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Pedagogical Implications of the Research | 第53-54页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第53页 |
| ·Practical Implications | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations and Constraints of the Research | 第54页 |
| ·Directions for Future Study | 第54-56页 |
| References | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix | 第59-62页 |
