| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter 1: Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第12-13页 |
| ·Methodology | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Method | 第13页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第13-14页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-22页 |
| ·Animal Metaphors' Research Abroad | 第16-17页 |
| ·Animal Metaphors' Research at Home | 第17-20页 |
| ·Works on Animal and Culture Relation | 第17-18页 |
| ·Works on Animal Words Translation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Semantic Research on Animal Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·Works on Animal Metaphors in Literature | 第20页 |
| ·Conclusion on Previous Research | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework of the Thesis | 第22-37页 |
| ·A Cognitive Study on Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Conceptual Metaphor "Love Is a Journey" | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Conceptual Metaphor "Human Beings Are Animals" | 第24-30页 |
| ·The Great Chain of Being | 第24-26页 |
| ·Human Beings Are Animals | 第26-27页 |
| ·How is "Human Beings Are Animals" Understood? | 第27-30页 |
| ·Relations between Culture and Metaphor | 第30-35页 |
| ·Cultural Influence on Metaphor Understanding | 第30-32页 |
| ·How Culture Influences Animal Metaphor | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Case Study of "A Human Being is A Peacock" Metaphor | 第34-35页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4: Contrastive Analysis of Metaphors Related to Four Animals in English and Chinese | 第37-64页 |
| ·Mouse/Rat: | 第37-42页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第37-40页 |
| ·Construal of "Mouse/Rat" in Chinese and English | 第40-41页 |
| ·Cultural Influence on Mouse/Rat Metaphors | 第41-42页 |
| ·Bull/Ox/Cow/Calf: | 第42-49页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第43-45页 |
| ·Construal of "Bull/Ox/Cow/Calf" in Chinese and English | 第45-47页 |
| ·Cultural Influence on Bull/Ox/Cow/Calf Metaphors | 第47-49页 |
| ·Ass/Donkey: | 第49-55页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第49-52页 |
| ·Construal of "Donkey/Ass" in Chinese and English | 第52-53页 |
| ·Cultural Influence on Ass/Donkey Metaphors | 第53-55页 |
| ·Sheep/Goat/Lamb | 第55-61页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第55-58页 |
| ·Construal of "Sheep/Goat/Lamb" in Chinese and English | 第58-60页 |
| ·Cultural Influence on Sheep/Goat/Lamb Metaphors | 第60-61页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter 5: Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64-66页 |
| ·Limitations and Future Research Direction: | 第66-68页 |
| Reference List | 第68-72页 |
| Appendix | 第72页 |
