| Abbreviations | 第1-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract in English | 第9-11页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Background of This Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose of This Thesis | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of This Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of This Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Metaphor | 第16-20页 |
| ·Traditional Views of Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Cognitive Views of Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Metaphors in Political Discourses | 第20-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Critical Discourse Analysis in Political Discourses | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology | 第25-41页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第25-31页 |
| ·Definition of Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·Features of Conceptual Metaphor | 第26-30页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第30-31页 |
| ·Critical Metaphor Analysis | 第31-38页 |
| ·Introduction of Critical Metaphor Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| ·Metaphor in Critical Metaphor Analysis | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Three Steps of Critical Metaphor Analysis | 第34-38页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第38-41页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data Analysis Procedure | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis | 第41-69页 |
| ·Introduction of the Two Newspapers | 第41-42页 |
| ·People’s Daily | 第41-42页 |
| ·Philippine Daily Inquirer | 第42页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors in People’s Daily | 第42-50页 |
| ·Conflict Metaphor | 第43-45页 |
| ·War Metaphor | 第45-46页 |
| ·Journey Metaphor | 第46-48页 |
| ·Family Metaphor | 第48-49页 |
| ·Plant Metaphor | 第49-50页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors in Philippine Daily Inquirer | 第50-59页 |
| ·Conflict Metaphor | 第51-53页 |
| ·Journey Metaphor | 第53-55页 |
| ·War Metaphor | 第55-56页 |
| ·Building Metaphor | 第56-58页 |
| ·Plant Metaphor | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Similarities of Conceptual Metaphors Used in the Two Newspapers | 第59-61页 |
| ·Conceptual System | 第59-60页 |
| ·Political Purposes | 第60-61页 |
| ·The Differences of Conceptual Metaphors Used in the Two Newspapers | 第61-65页 |
| ·Different Frequency | 第61-62页 |
| ·Different Target Domains Mapped from the Same Source Domain | 第62-63页 |
| ·Different Source Domains in the Two Newspapers | 第63-65页 |
| ·Social Factors behind Metaphors Choice in the Two Newspapers | 第65-69页 |
| ·Ideology | 第66-67页 |
| ·Culture | 第67-68页 |
| ·Religion | 第68-69页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| ·Major Findings of This Thesis | 第69-70页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第70-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-77页 |
| Appendix | 第77-78页 |
| Publications During the Postgraduate Program | 第78-79页 |
