| Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第13-25页 |
| ·Culture and Language | 第13-16页 |
| ·Studies on Animal Idioms | 第16-19页 |
| ·Analysis of Intercultural Communication and Idioms | 第19-23页 |
| ·Animal Idioms and Culture | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 2 Tropism of Thoughts Reflected in Chinese and English Animal Idioms | 第25-40页 |
| ·Tropism of Thoughts in Chinese Animal Idioms | 第25-37页 |
| ·Traditions of Humanism | 第25-30页 |
| ·The Spirit of Loyalty | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Spirit of Filial Piety | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Spirit of Benevolence and Uprighteousness | 第28-30页 |
| ·The Spirit of Righteousness | 第30页 |
| ·Chinese Dialectics | 第30-34页 |
| ·The Trend of Choosing Propitiousness | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Spirit of Being Sturdy | 第35-37页 |
| ·Tropism of Thoughts in English Animal Idioms | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Spirit of Equality and Freedom | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Spirit of Individualism | 第38页 |
| ·The Spirit of Adventurism | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Trend of Sexism | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter 3 Associated Meanings Reflected in Chinese and English Animal Idioms | 第40-50页 |
| ·Similarities and Identity in Associated Meanings | 第42-44页 |
| ·Contradictions in Associated Meanings | 第44-47页 |
| ·Blankness in Associated Meanings | 第47-50页 |
| ·Unique Animal Idioms in Chinese | 第47-48页 |
| ·Unique Animal Idioms in English | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 4 Cultural Connotations Reflected in Chinese and English Animal Idioms | 第50-67页 |
| ·Geographical Cultures in Animal Idioms | 第51-54页 |
| ·Historical Cultures in Animal Idioms | 第54-57页 |
| ·Customary Cultures in Animal Idioms | 第57-58页 |
| ·Religious Cultures in Animal Idioms | 第58-61页 |
| ·Literary Works inAnimal Idioms | 第61-63页 |
| ·Myths, Legends and Fables in Animal Idioms | 第63-67页 |
| Conclusion | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-73页 |
