| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·The purpose of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第14-35页 |
| ·Studies on Metaphor at Home and Abroad | 第14-23页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphor | 第14-18页 |
| ·Classification of Metaphor | 第18-20页 |
| ·Features of Metaphor | 第20-23页 |
| ·Studies on Body Metaphor at Home and Abroad | 第23-33页 |
| ·Definition of Body Metaphor | 第24页 |
| ·The Similarities and Differences between English and Chinese Metaphorical Cognition | 第24-33页 |
| ·Features of the Study | 第33-35页 |
| 3. Research Methodologies | 第35-37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第35-37页 |
| 4. Comparison of Body Metaphorical Cognition between Chinese and English | 第37-51页 |
| ·Mapping from Body Domain to Specific Domain | 第39-43页 |
| ·Mapping from Body Domain to Abstract Domain | 第43-48页 |
| ·From Body Domain to Social Status Domain | 第44页 |
| ·From Body Domain to Emotion Domain | 第44-45页 |
| ·From Body Domain to Quality Domain | 第45-47页 |
| ·From Body Domain to Action Domain | 第47-48页 |
| ·Mapping from the Relationship between Two Body Parts to the Relationship between Two Objects or Events | 第48-51页 |
| 5. Factors Causing the Similarities and Differences between Chinese and English BodyMetaphorical Cognition | 第51-59页 |
| ·Cultural Factors | 第51-57页 |
| ·The Universality of Cognition | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Relativity of Culture | 第54-57页 |
| ·Communicative Factors | 第57-59页 |
| 6. Pedagogical Implications | 第59-60页 |
| 7. Limitations of the Present Study | 第60-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间公开发表论文 | 第65-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66页 |
