| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance | 第11-12页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-20页 |
| ·An Overview of Metaphor Theories by foreign researchers | 第14-16页 |
| ·An Overview of Studies on Metaphor by domestic researchers | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Previous Studies of Animals | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework of the Thesis | 第20-35页 |
| ·The Cognitive Studies on Metaphor | 第20-26页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第22-24页 |
| ·Characteristics of Conceptual Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第23-24页 |
| ·Conceptual Mapping | 第24-26页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor "Human Beings Are Animals" | 第26-33页 |
| ·Animal Terms Denoting the Appearance of Human Beings | 第28页 |
| ·Animal Terms Denoting the Actions and behaviors of Human Beings | 第28-29页 |
| ·Animal Terms Denoting the Characteristic Qualities of Human Beings | 第29-30页 |
| ·Animal Terms Denoting a type of Human Beings | 第30-31页 |
| ·Animal Terms Denoting Human Relationship | 第31-33页 |
| ·Relations Between Culture and Metaphor | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Contrastive Analysis of Metaphors Related toAnimal Words in English and Chinese | 第35-47页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第35-44页 |
| ·The Same Animal Word, the Same Connotation | 第35-39页 |
| ·The Same Animal Word, different Connotations | 第39-42页 |
| ·Different Animal Words, the Same Connotation | 第42-44页 |
| ·The Causes of Animal Metaphor Variation | 第44-47页 |
| ·Different Physical Environments | 第44-45页 |
| ·Different Social Backgrounds | 第45页 |
| ·Different Cultural Backgrounds | 第45-46页 |
| ·Different Patterns of Thinking | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Five Implication of Metaphors in English Learning andTeaching | 第47-53页 |
| ·Difficulties in Learning and Teaching Animal Metaphors | 第47-49页 |
| ·Application of Metaphor in Teaching | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations | 第54页 |
| ·Further Research Direction | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59-60页 |
| 个人简历 | 第60页 |
| 发表的学术论文 | 第60页 |
