| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-11页 |
| ·Reasons for Choosing This Topic | 第8-9页 |
| ·My Approach to Dealing With This Topic | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Organizational Scheme of The Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-19页 |
| ·The Cognitive Nature of Metaphor | 第11-12页 |
| ·Metaphor and Metaphorical Expressions | 第12-14页 |
| ·Coherence between Metaphor and Metaphorical Expressions | 第12-13页 |
| ·Systematicity of Metaphor and Metaphorical Expressions | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Grounding of Metaphor | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Grounding of Metaphor | 第14-15页 |
| ·Metaphor and Thought | 第15-16页 |
| ·Entailments... | 第16-19页 |
| ·General Description | 第16-17页 |
| ·Richness in Entailments | 第17页 |
| ·Power in Entailments | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第19-24页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第19-20页 |
| ·Analytic Model | 第20-24页 |
| ·Language Data | 第20-21页 |
| ·Qualitative Analysis Approach | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter 4 Discussion and Sample Analysis | 第24-76页 |
| ·Definition of Sports Metaphor | 第24页 |
| ·The Structure of A Sports Game | 第24-25页 |
| ·Business Is Game | 第25-76页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Preparation | 第26-29页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Beginning | 第29-33页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Competition | 第33-37页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Ending | 第37-40页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Goal | 第40-44页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Roles of Fair Play | 第44-48页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Strategy | 第48-52页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Challenge | 第52-56页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Leadership | 第56-62页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Team cooperation | 第62-63页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Position | 第63-69页 |
| ·Sports Metaphor Concerning Outcome | 第69-76页 |
| ·Success | 第69-73页 |
| ·Failure-the opposite of success | 第73-76页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第76-82页 |
| ·A General Summary of the Thesis | 第76页 |
| ·Possible Significance of the Thesis | 第76-77页 |
| ·Weakness of Sports Metaphor | 第77-78页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第78-82页 |
