| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第10页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization Of The Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-22页 |
| ·The Classical View of Metaphor | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Contemporary Views of Metaphor | 第13-16页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach to Metaphor | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Classifications of Conceptual Metaphor | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Systematicity of Conceptual Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Universality and Cultural Variation of Metaphor | 第16页 |
| ·The Base of Metaphor | 第16-19页 |
| ·Embodiment | 第16-17页 |
| ·Perceived Similarities | 第17-18页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第18-19页 |
| ·An Overview of Emotion Metaphor Studies | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Comparison of Friendship Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第22-43页 |
| ·The Definition of Friendship | 第22页 |
| ·Friendship Metaphors in both English and Chinese | 第22-38页 |
| ·Specific Friendship Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第38-43页 |
| ·Specific Friendship Metaphors in English | 第38-41页 |
| ·Specific Friendship Metaphors in Chinese | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Cognitive Accounts for the Similarities and Differences of Friendship Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第43-49页 |
| ·Explanations of the Similarities of Friendship Metaphors | 第43-44页 |
| ·Explanations of the Differences of Friendship Metaphors | 第44-49页 |
| ·Different Civilizations | 第45-47页 |
| ·Different Environment | 第47-48页 |
| ·Different Economic Patterns | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-53页 |
| Appendix | 第53-66页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第66-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-69页 |
