| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·The purpose of the research | 第10-11页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| ·Introduction | 第13页 |
| ·Traditional metaphor theories before 1930s | 第13-14页 |
| ·Aristotle’s comparison theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Quintilian’s replacement theory | 第14页 |
| ·Modern metaphor theories after 1930s | 第14-19页 |
| ·Rhetoric view of metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Cognitive view of metaphor | 第16-18页 |
| ·Grammatical view of metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·The significance of research into time-proverb metaphors | 第19-21页 |
| ·Definition of time | 第19页 |
| ·Definition of proverbs | 第19页 |
| ·Significance of researching into time proverbs | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Method | 第21-23页 |
| ·Comprehensive study of related theories | 第21页 |
| ·Data collection | 第21页 |
| ·Theory application and analysis | 第21-22页 |
| ·Comparison and conclusion | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter 4 Key Points of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第23-35页 |
| ·Introduction | 第23-24页 |
| ·Mapping and unidirectionality of mapping | 第24-26页 |
| ·Mapping across two domains | 第24-26页 |
| ·Unidirectionality of mapping | 第26页 |
| ·Systematicity of conceptual metaphor | 第26-29页 |
| ·Systematicity within one metaphorical concept | 第26-27页 |
| ·Systematicity embodied in different metaphorical concepts of one target domain | 第27-29页 |
| ·Highlighting and hiding | 第29页 |
| ·Cultural coherence | 第29-30页 |
| ·Classification of conceptual metaphor | 第30-32页 |
| ·Structural metaphor | 第30页 |
| ·Ontological metaphor | 第30-31页 |
| ·Orientational metaphor | 第31-32页 |
| ·Criticisms toward Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第32-35页 |
| ·Basis of theory | 第32-33页 |
| ·Way of reasoning | 第33页 |
| ·Strength of the claims | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 5 An Analysis on Metaphorical Concept of English and Chinese Time Proverbs | 第35-49页 |
| ·Introduction | 第35页 |
| ·Metaphorical concept of English time proverbs | 第35-42页 |
| ·Metaphorical concept of Chinese time proverbs | 第42-48页 |
| ·Summary of differences in metaphorical concepts | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter 6 Cultural coherence of metaphorical concept of time | 第49-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第49页 |
| ·Generalities in time understanding reflected in Chinese and English time proverbs | 第49-51页 |
| ·Differences in the way of expression of English and Chinese time proverbs | 第51-52页 |
| ·Causes of differences in time understanding reflected in Chinese and English time proverbs | 第52-56页 |
| ·Sense of time | 第52-53页 |
| ·Time orientation | 第53页 |
| ·Attitude toward time | 第53-54页 |
| ·Attitude toward time passing | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Contribution | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitation | 第57页 |
| ·Future research possibility | 第57-58页 |
| References | 第58-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60页 |
