| ENGLISH ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| CHINESE ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第6-8页 |
| CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION | 第8-17页 |
| ·The Rationale of the Thesis | 第8-16页 |
| ·An Outline of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-26页 |
| ·Influence of Cognitive Linguistics | 第17-19页 |
| ·Influence of Sociolinguistics | 第19-20页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第20-21页 |
| ·Language and Thought | 第21-26页 |
| ·Wilhelm Von Humboldt's View | 第22页 |
| ·Sapir-Whorf s Hypothesis | 第22-26页 |
| CHAPTER 3. CONTRASTIVE ANANLYSIS BETWEEN ENGLISH AND CHINESE RHETORIC | 第26-32页 |
| ·English Rhetoric | 第26-28页 |
| ·Chinese Rhetoric | 第28-29页 |
| ·Contrastive Rhetoric | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Beginning of Modern Contrastive Rhetoric | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Research Area of Contrastive Rhetoric | 第30-32页 |
| CHAPTER 4. CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN ENGLISH AND CHINESE FIGURES OF SPEECH | 第32-59页 |
| ·Figures of Speech | 第32-35页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis between English and Chinese Figures of Speech | 第35-59页 |
| ·Metaphor | 第35-42页 |
| ·Metonymy | 第42-48页 |
| ·Euphemism | 第48-52页 |
| ·Hyperbole | 第52-56页 |
| ·Antitheses | 第56-59页 |
| CHAPTER 5. FINDINGS AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS ON ESL READING | 第59-69页 |
| ·Findings | 第59-65页 |
| ·Influence of Geographical Diversity on Rhetoric and Figures of Speech | 第59-60页 |
| ·Influence of Aesthetic Preferences on Rhetoric and Figures of Speech | 第60-63页 |
| ·Influence of Ethic Values on Rhetoric and Figures of Speech | 第63-64页 |
| ·Influence of thinking mode on Rhetoric and Figures of Speech | 第64页 |
| ·Influence of Class-Consciousness on Rhetoric and Figures of Speech | 第64-65页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications on ESL Reading | 第65-69页 |
| CHAPTER 6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION | 第69-71页 |
| ·Summary of Potential Benefits of This Study | 第69页 |
| ·Recommendations for Further Research | 第69-71页 |
| REFERENCES | 第71-75页 |
| APPENDIX | 第75-80页 |
