| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1.1 Development of Metaphor Studies | 第12页 |
| 1.1.2 The Rise of Conceptual Metaphor Studies | 第12-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Objective and Significance | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Structure | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-24页 |
| 2.1. Previous Studies on Conceptual Metaphor related to Natural Phenomenon | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2. Pre-ious Studies on Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2.1. Studies on Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors on Idioms | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2. Studies on Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors on the Internet | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.3. Cross-cultural Studies on Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3. Comments on Previous Studies | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第24-26页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第24页 |
| 3.2 Methods | 第24页 |
| 3.3 Data Collection | 第24-25页 |
| 3.4 Procedures | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter 4 Major Types of Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors in Chinese | 第26-39页 |
| 4.1. Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors Concerning Emotions | 第26-32页 |
| 4.1.1. NOSTALGIA IS CLOUD | 第26-27页 |
| 4.1.2 LOVE IS CLOUD | 第27-28页 |
| 4.1.3 DEPRESSION IS CLOUD | 第28-29页 |
| 4.1.4 LONELINESS IS CLOUD | 第29-30页 |
| 4.1.5 CONFUSION IS CLOUD | 第30页 |
| 4.1.6 FREEDOM AND DETACHMENT IS CLOUD | 第30-32页 |
| 4.2. Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors Concerning Large Numbers | 第32-33页 |
| 4.3. Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors Concerning Events | 第33-34页 |
| 4.3.1. OMINOUS OMEN IS CLOUD | 第33页 |
| 4.3.2. EVIL POWER IS CLOUD | 第33-34页 |
| 4.4. Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors Concerning Humans | 第34-36页 |
| 4.4.1. YOUNG WOMAN.S HAIR IS CLOUD | 第34-35页 |
| 4.4.2. TALENT'S ASPIRATION AND VIRTUE ARE CLOUD | 第35-36页 |
| 4.5. Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors Concerning Quick Movability | 第36-39页 |
| 4.5.1. CONSTANT CHANGE IS CLOUD | 第37-38页 |
| 4.5.2 ELAPSE OF TIME IS CLOUD | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 5 Major Types of Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors in English | 第39-44页 |
| 5.1. Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors Concerning Emotions | 第39-41页 |
| 5.1.1. DEPRESSION IS CLOUD | 第39-40页 |
| 5.1.2. HAPPINESS IS CLOUD | 第40页 |
| 5.1.3. CONFUSION IS CLOUD | 第40-41页 |
| 5.2. Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors Concerning Large Numbers | 第41-42页 |
| 5.3. Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors Concerning Events | 第42-43页 |
| 5.3.1. OMINOUS OMEN IS CLOUD | 第42-43页 |
| 5.4. Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors Concerning Attitudes | 第43-44页 |
| 5.4.1. SUSPICION IS CLOUD | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 6 the Cognitive Mechanisms in Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors | 第44-49页 |
| 6.1 Cognitive Mechanisms | 第44-47页 |
| 6.2 The Cognitive Mechanisms in Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 7 Comparative Studies of Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors in English andChinese | 第49-61页 |
| 7.1 Similarities of Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第49-53页 |
| 7.1.1 Similarities Concerning Emotions | 第50-51页 |
| 7.1.2 Similarities Concerning Large Nambers | 第51-52页 |
| 7.1.3 Similarities Concerning Events | 第52-53页 |
| 7.2 Differences of Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第53-57页 |
| 7.2.1 Differences Concerning Humans | 第53-54页 |
| 7.2.2. Differences Concernmg Emotions | 第54页 |
| 7.2.3. Differences Concerning Attitudes | 第54-55页 |
| 7.2.4. Differences Concerning Highness | 第55-56页 |
| 7.2.5. Differences Concerning Flexible Use of Cloud | 第56-57页 |
| 7.2.6. Differences Concerning Quantity of Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphor | 第57页 |
| 7.3 Causes of Similarities between Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors in English andChinese | 第57-58页 |
| 7.4 Causes of Differences between Cloud-related Conceptual Metaphors in English andChinese | 第58-61页 |
| 7.4.1 Different Meteorological Environments | 第59页 |
| 7.4.2 Different Cultural Patterns | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter 8 Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| 8.1. Major Findings | 第61-62页 |
| 8.2 Limitations and Expectations | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
