| Synopsis | 第1-8页 |
| List of Abbreviation | 第8-9页 |
| Tables & Charts | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10-13页 |
| ·Metaphor —A Figure of Thought or a Cognitive Mode rather than a Figure of Speech | 第10-11页 |
| ·Metaphor —Relevant to Second Language Acquisition | 第11页 |
| ·Metaphoric Competence and Conceptual Fluency | 第11-12页 |
| ·Related Researches in China | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Review of Related Literature | 第15-34页 |
| ·Traditional Views on Metaphor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Comparison Theory | 第15页 |
| ·Substitution Theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Interaction Theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·Contemporary Theory of Metaphor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第17页 |
| ·Blending Theory | 第17页 |
| ·Grammatical Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis of the Present Research | 第18-19页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第19-23页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第21页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第21-23页 |
| ·Metaphoric Competence and L2 Learning | 第23-27页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphoric Competence | 第23-25页 |
| ·Significance of Metaphoric Competence in L2 Learning | 第25-26页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors and Corresponding Conceptual Systems in L1 and L2 | 第26-27页 |
| ·Conceptual Fluency | 第27-30页 |
| ·Markedness Theory | 第30-31页 |
| ·English Proficiency and College English Test (Band 4) | 第31页 |
| ·Summary of the Review of Literature | 第31-33页 |
| ·Innovation of the Present Research | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第34-41页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34页 |
| ·Research Design | 第34-35页 |
| ·Subjects, Research Method, Procedures and Instruments | 第35-36页 |
| ·Test on Metaphoric Competence and Conceptual Fluency | 第36-41页 |
| ·Data Set | 第36页 |
| ·Piloting of the Test Paper | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Distribution of the Scores in Metaphoric Competence Test | 第37页 |
| ·Test on the Ability in Recognizing Metaphors and on Conceptual Fluency | 第37-38页 |
| ·Test on the Comprehension and Interpretation of Metaphors and on Conceptual Fluency | 第38-39页 |
| ·Test on the Originality of Metaphor Production | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第41-65页 |
| ·Descriptive Data | 第41-46页 |
| ·Frequency of Distribution | 第41-43页 |
| ·Mean Scores of Different Groups | 第43-44页 |
| ·Terms in the Description of Data | 第44-46页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question One | 第46-52页 |
| ·Descriptive and Interpretative Analysis of the Results of Metaphoric Competence Test | 第46-47页 |
| ·Descriptive and Interpretative Analysis of the Results of CET-4 | 第47-48页 |
| ·Correlation between Metaphoric Competence and English | 第48-52页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question Two | 第52-58页 |
| ·Descriptive and Interpretative Analysis of the Results of Conceptual Fluency | 第52-55页 |
| ·Correlation between Metaphoric Competence and Conceptual | 第55-58页 |
| ·Answers to Research Question Three | 第58-65页 |
| ·A New Definition of Conceptual Fluency | 第58-59页 |
| ·Three Types of Conceptual Metaphors | 第59-64页 |
| ·The Markedness of Conceptual Metaphors | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第65-66页 |
| ·Implications of the Research | 第66-67页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research and Suggestions for Future Research | 第67-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-74页 |
| Appendix I | 第74-77页 |
| Appendix II | 第77-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80-81页 |
| 摘要 | 第81-84页 |
| Abstract | 第84-88页 |
| 导师简介 | 第88页 |
| 学生简介 | 第88页 |
