| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第14-29页 |
| ·Definition of metaphor | 第14-20页 |
| ·The conceptual nature of metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| ·Working mechanism of metaphor: the theory of conceptual domain projection | 第17-20页 |
| ·The Aristotelian approach to metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·The traditional linguistic approach to metaphor | 第21页 |
| ·The pragmatic approach to metaphor | 第21-23页 |
| ·The interaction approach to metaphor | 第23-24页 |
| ·Cognitive linguistic approach to metaphor | 第24-29页 |
| ·Definition of conceptual metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| ·Philosophical basis of conceptual metaphor theory: experientialism | 第26-27页 |
| ·Feature: systematicity | 第27-29页 |
| 3. Methodology | 第29-31页 |
| ·The aim and procedure | 第29页 |
| ·Data collection | 第29-30页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第30-31页 |
| 4. The Study of "Eating" as Metaphor | 第31-35页 |
| ·Definitions about "eat" | 第31页 |
| ·Standard to distinguish "GET" and "TAKE" | 第31-32页 |
| ·The experiential basis of eating metaphor | 第32-33页 |
| ·The function of "context" | 第33-35页 |
| 5. Metaphorical Understanding of Eating in English and in Chinese | 第35-47页 |
| ·Two kinds of eating conceptual metaphors | 第35-38页 |
| ·GETTING IS EATING | 第35-36页 |
| ·TAKING IS EATING | 第36-38页 |
| ·Projection mappings in eating metaphors | 第38-47页 |
| ·Mapping system in GETTING IS EATING | 第38-41页 |
| ·The way of eating as the way of getting | 第39-40页 |
| ·The feeling about eating as the feeling about getting | 第40页 |
| ·The acquisition of eating as the acquisition of getting | 第40-41页 |
| ·Mapping system in TAKING IS EATING | 第41-47页 |
| ·The desire of eating as the desire of taking | 第41-43页 |
| ·The way of eating as the way of taking | 第43-45页 |
| ·The feeling about eating as the feeling about taking | 第45页 |
| ·The acquisition of eating as the acquisition of taking | 第45-47页 |
| 6. Comparisons of These Metaphors | 第47-51页 |
| ·Comparison of two conceptual metaphors | 第47-48页 |
| ·Similarities and reasons | 第47页 |
| ·Differences and reasons | 第47-48页 |
| ·Comparison of two cultural eating metaphors | 第48-51页 |
| ·Similarities and reasons | 第48-49页 |
| ·Differences and reasons | 第49-51页 |
| 7. Conclusion | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-55页 |
