| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| 1.1 Research Purpose and Research Questions of this Study | 第10页 |
| 1.2 Research Methodology | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-18页 |
| 2.1 Current Research on Metaphors | 第12-14页 |
| 2.1.1 Research on Metaphors Abroad | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.2 Research on Metaphors in China | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2 Current Research on WEATHER Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2.1 Research on WEATHER Metaphors in Chinese | 第15页 |
| 2.2.2 Research on WEATHER Metaphors in English | 第15-16页 |
| 2.3 Reasons for the Topic Selection | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation of this Study | 第18-21页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第18页 |
| 3.2 Definition of Conceptual Metaphor | 第18页 |
| 3.3 Working Mechanism of Conceptual Metaphor | 第18-19页 |
| 3.4 Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第19-20页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Four Similarities and Dissimilarities between SNOW Metaphorsin English and Chinese | 第21-28页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第21页 |
| 4.2 Similarities between SNOW Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第21-23页 |
| 4.3 Dissimilarities between SNOW Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第23-26页 |
| 4.3.1 SNOW Metaphors Unique to English | 第23-24页 |
| 4.3.2 SNOW Metaphors Unique to Chinese | 第24-26页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Five Underlying Reasons for the Similarities and Dissimilarities between SNOWMetaphors in English and Chinese | 第28-34页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第28页 |
| 5.2 Underlying Reasons for the Similarities | 第28-30页 |
| 5.2.1 Similar Bodily Experiences | 第28-29页 |
| 5.2.2 Similar Physiological Basis | 第29-30页 |
| 5.3 Underlying Reasons for the Dissimilarities | 第30-33页 |
| 5.3.1 Different Construal Operations | 第31页 |
| 5.3.2 Different cultural environments | 第31-33页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第34-36页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of this Study | 第34页 |
| 6.2 Limitation of this Study and Prospect for Future Research | 第34-36页 |
| Bibliography | 第36-39页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第39-40页 |
| Publications | 第40页 |
