| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Significances of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Metaphor | 第13-15页 |
| 2.1.1 Traditional Approach to Metaphor | 第13-14页 |
| 2.1.2 Cognitive Approach to Metaphor | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Event Structure Metaphor | 第15-18页 |
| 2.2.1 Image-schematic Perspective | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.2 Cognitive Semantics Perspective | 第16页 |
| 2.2.3 Cross-cultural Perspective | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2.4 Second Language Acquisition Perspective | 第18页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies of Metaphor in Economic Reports | 第18-19页 |
| 2.4 Previous Studies of Event Structure Metaphor in Economic Reports | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第21-29页 |
| 3.1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第21-25页 |
| 3.1.1 Conceptual Metaphor and Metaphorical Expressions | 第22页 |
| 3.1.2 Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.3 Experientialism | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.4 Cultural Foundation | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 Event Structure Metaphor | 第25-29页 |
| 3.2.1 Definition of Event Structure Metaphor | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.2 Inheritance Hierarchies | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.3 Duality of Event Structure Metaphor | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design | 第29-33页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第29页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第29-30页 |
| 4.3 Data Treatment | 第30-33页 |
| 4.3.1 Identification of Metaphorical Expressions | 第30-32页 |
| 4.3.2 Calculation of Metaphorical Expressions | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第33-62页 |
| 5.1 Event Structure Metaphor Reflected in Chinese and English Economic Reports | 第33-56页 |
| 5.1.1 Location Version of Event Structure Metaphor | 第33-50页 |
| 5.1.2 Object Version of Event Structure Metaphor | 第50-56页 |
| 5.2 Similar and Different Features of Event Structure Metaphor | 第56-62页 |
| 5.2.1 Overall Contrastive Analysis of Event Structure Metaphor | 第56-59页 |
| 5.2.2 The Similar Feature of Event Structure Metaphor between Chinese and English Economic Reports | 第59-60页 |
| 5.2.3 The Different Feature of Event Structure Metaphor between Chinese and English Economic Reports | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第62-63页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Study | 第63-64页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第64-65页 |
| References | 第65-68页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第68页 |
