| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| 2 Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第13-27页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Metaphor | 第13-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Metaphor Abroad | 第13-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Metaphor at Home | 第16-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Blood Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework: Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第20-27页 |
| ·Introduction of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第20-22页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第22-24页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第24页 |
| ·Features of Conceptual Metaphor | 第24-27页 |
| 3. Methodology | 第27-29页 |
| ·Research Data Collection | 第27页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第27页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第27-29页 |
| 4. Date Results and Discussion | 第29-51页 |
| ·The Similarities between English and Chinese Blood Conceptual Metaphor | 第29-34页 |
| ·Blood Mapped to Emotional Domain | 第30-31页 |
| ·Blood Mapped to Social Life Domain | 第31-33页 |
| ·Blood Mapped to Character Domain | 第33-34页 |
| ·Blood Mapped to Color Domain | 第34页 |
| ·The Differences between English and Chinese Blood Conceptual Metaphor | 第34-36页 |
| ·English-Specific Metaphorical Extension of Blood | 第35页 |
| ·Chinese-Specific Metaphorical Extension of Blood | 第35-36页 |
| ·Case Studies of Metaphorical Uses of Blood | 第36-45页 |
| ·Differences in the Metaphorical Uses of blood boil/热血沸腾 | 第36-39页 |
| ·Differences in the Metaphorical Uses of hot-blooded/一腔热血 | 第39-42页 |
| ·Differences in the Metaphorical Uses of sweat blood/血汗 | 第42-45页 |
| ·Cognitive Basis for the Similarities and Differences | 第45-51页 |
| ·Cognitive Basis for the Similarities | 第46-47页 |
| ·Cognitive Basis for the Difference | 第47-51页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第51页 |
| ·Implications | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第52-54页 |
| Acknowlegements | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-58页 |
