| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 前言 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Motivation for the present study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Objectives of the study | 第12页 |
| ·General framework of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-18页 |
| ·The study of disease metaphor abroad | 第14-16页 |
| ·The study of disease metaphor at home | 第16-17页 |
| ·Summary | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical framework | 第18-25页 |
| ·The cognitive nature of metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| ·Working mechanism of conceptual metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| ·The experiential basis of conceptual metaphor and culture-ICM | 第20-21页 |
| ·The systematicity of conceptual metaphor | 第21-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter 4 Comparison of the disease metaphors between English and Chinese | 第25-52页 |
| ·Diachronic study of English and Chinese disease expressions | 第25-43页 |
| ·Tuberculosis (TB) | 第25-27页 |
| ·Cancer | 第27-31页 |
| ·AIDS | 第31-33页 |
| ·Schizophrenia | 第33-35页 |
| ·SARS & Avian influenza | 第35-39页 |
| ·Implications | 第39-43页 |
| ·Synchronic study of English and Chinese disease expressions | 第43-46页 |
| ·AIDS | 第43-45页 |
| ·SARS | 第45-46页 |
| ·Reasons for the similarities and differences between English and Chinese in the conceptualization of disease | 第46-48页 |
| ·Implications of the comparative study of English and Chinese conceptual metaphors of diseases | 第48-50页 |
| ·The role of metaphor in the conceptualization of disease | 第48-49页 |
| ·The relationship between disease metaphor and culture | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter5 Conclusions | 第52-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
