| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1. Background of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 2. Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| 3. Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第15-27页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation | 第15-23页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第15-20页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·Working Mechanism of Animal Metaphor | 第21-23页 |
| ·Studies of Animal Metaphor | 第23-27页 |
| ·Studies of Animal Metaphor Abroad | 第23-25页 |
| ·Studies of Animal Metaphor at Home | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Two Hong Lou Meng and Its English Versions | 第27-32页 |
| ·The Nine English Versions of Hong Lou Meng | 第27-30页 |
| ·Current Study on Hong Lou Meng's Translations | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three A Comparative Study of Animal Metaphors in Two English Versions ofHong Lou Meng | 第32-66页 |
| ·Animal Metaphors in Hong Lou Meng | 第32-34页 |
| ·A Comparative Study of the Translation of Animal Metaphors in Hawkes' Version and the Yangs' Version | 第34-64页 |
| ·Translation of Animal Metaphors Denoting Somatic Characteristics | 第34-43页 |
| ·Translation of Animal Metaphors Denoting Behavioral Characteristics | 第43-53页 |
| ·Translation of Animal Metaphors Denoting Emotional Characteristics | 第53-57页 |
| ·Translation of Animal Metaphors Denoting Intellectual Characteristics | 第57-64页 |
| ·Factors Influencing the Choices of Methods and Strategies Adopted in the Two Versions | 第64-66页 |
| Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| 1. Major Findings of the Study | 第66-68页 |
| 2. Limitations of the Study | 第68页 |
| 3. Suggestions for Further Researches | 第68-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-75页 |
| Appendix | 第75页 |
