| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第16-26页 |
| ·Conventional View of Metaphor | 第16-18页 |
| ·Cognitive View of Metaphor:Conceptual Theory | 第18-26页 |
| ·Two Special Types of Conceptual Metaphor | 第22-26页 |
| ·Dead Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| ·Synaesthesia | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Two Metaphor and Culture | 第26-36页 |
| ·The Relationship Between Metaphor and Culture | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Cultural Connotation of Metaphors | 第29-32页 |
| ·Methods of Metaphor Translation | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Three Data Collection aud Analysis | 第36-48页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第36-48页 |
| ·Grades of Domestication-Foreignization in Metaphor Translation | 第37-48页 |
| Chapter Four A Cross-Culture Study of Metaphors Involving Characterization in Hong Lou Meng | 第48-92页 |
| ·Metaphors Related to Ecological Culture | 第50-67页 |
| ·Metaphors Related to Plants | 第52-60页 |
| ·Growth of Plants vs. Spiritual Growth of Human Beings | 第53-54页 |
| ·Root of Plant vs. Support or Origin of Human Beings | 第54-56页 |
| ·Appearance of Plants vs. Appearance of Human Beings | 第56-57页 |
| ·Properties of Plant vs. Characteristics of Human Beings | 第57-60页 |
| ·Metaphors Related to Animals | 第60-65页 |
| ·Appearance of Animal vs. Appearance of Human Beings | 第61-63页 |
| ·Behavioral Features of Animals vs. Mentalities of Human Beings | 第63-65页 |
| ·Metaphor Related to Other Ecological Words | 第65-67页 |
| ·Metaphor Related to Human Body | 第67-72页 |
| ·Metaphor Related to Materials | 第72-74页 |
| ·Sensory Metaphors in Characterization | 第74-85页 |
| ·Hong(红) | 第75-76页 |
| ·Ku(苦) | 第76-78页 |
| ·Tian(甜) | 第78-80页 |
| ·La(辣) | 第80页 |
| ·Suan(酸) | 第80-82页 |
| ·Leng(冷) | 第82-85页 |
| ·The Frequency of Each Grade in Two Versions | 第85-86页 |
| ·Discussions | 第86-92页 |
| Conclusion | 第92-96页 |
| Bibliography | 第96-102页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第102-110页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第110-112页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第112-114页 |
