| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-28页 |
| ·Metaphor as A Cognitive Concept | 第17-21页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor | 第17页 |
| ·Main Characteristics of Metaphor | 第17-21页 |
| ·Studies on Metaphor | 第21-25页 |
| ·Classical Views of Metaphor | 第21-24页 |
| ·Contemporary Views of Metaphor | 第24-25页 |
| ·Studies on Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·Problems in the Previous Corruption Metaphor Studies | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-36页 |
| ·The Basics of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第28-31页 |
| ·Embodiment | 第28-29页 |
| ·Perceived Resemblance | 第29-30页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Structure of Conceptual Metaphor | 第31-32页 |
| ·Cognitive Mechanism of Metaphor | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Classification of Metaphor | 第33-34页 |
| ·Cultural Variations in Conceptual Metaphor | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第36-41页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第36页 |
| ·Method | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第37-40页 |
| ·Metaphor Patterns of Corruption | 第37-38页 |
| ·Language Data | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Classification of Corruption metaphors | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Five Analysis of Corruption Metaphors Based on the Language Data | 第41-72页 |
| ·The Nine themes of Common Corruption Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第41-58页 |
| ·The Culture-Specific Corruption Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第58-64页 |
| ·The Three themes of Specific Corruption Metaphors in English | 第59-61页 |
| ·The Two themes of Specific Corruption Metaphors in Chinese | 第61-64页 |
| ·Cognitive Accounts for the Similarities and Differences of Corruption Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第64-71页 |
| ·Explanations of the Similarities of Corruption Metaphors | 第64-66页 |
| ·Explanations of the Differences of Corruption Metaphors | 第66-71页 |
| ·Different Religion | 第67-70页 |
| ·Collectivism and Individualism | 第67-68页 |
| ·Different Humanity View | 第68-70页 |
| ·Different Historical Background | 第70-71页 |
| ·Summary | 第71-72页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第72-74页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第72-73页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-78页 |
| Appendix | 第78-87页 |
