| Abstract in English | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| ·Methodology and corpora | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research questions | 第9页 |
| ·Organization structure of this thesis | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第10-23页 |
| ·An overview of metaphor theories | 第10-11页 |
| ·Two types of related literature | 第11-17页 |
| ·Cognitive studies on metaphors | 第11-14页 |
| ·Cultural studies on metaphors | 第14-16页 |
| ·Zoltan Kovecses | 第14-15页 |
| ·Ning Yu | 第15页 |
| ·Naomi Quinn | 第15-16页 |
| ·Strengths and Weaknesses of the previous research | 第16-17页 |
| ·The introduction of western Conceptual Metaphor Theory into China | 第17-18页 |
| ·The study of animals | 第18-19页 |
| ·Related concepts | 第19-23页 |
| ·Metaphorical concepts and image metaphors | 第19页 |
| ·Mapping | 第19页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第19-20页 |
| ·Conventional Metaphor and Novel Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·Metaphoric competence and Conceptual Fluency | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Similarities and Differences between English and Chinese on Animal Words—A Comparative Study | 第23-38页 |
| ·Two Cultural Connotations of Metaphors | 第23-27页 |
| ·Identical animal images in English and Chinese | 第23-25页 |
| ·Identical animal images, identical meanings | 第23-24页 |
| ·Identical animal images, different meanings | 第24-25页 |
| ·Different animal images in English and Chinese | 第25-27页 |
| ·Different animal images, same meanings | 第25-26页 |
| ·Different animal images, different meanings | 第26-27页 |
| ·Animal image blanks in English and Chinese | 第27页 |
| ·Animal image blanks in Chinese | 第27页 |
| ·Animal image blanks in English | 第27页 |
| ·The Social cultural factors of the formation of cultural connotations | 第27-38页 |
| ·Different geography | 第27-29页 |
| ·Different religions beliefs | 第29-31页 |
| ·Different literature and allusions | 第31-33页 |
| ·Different psychology | 第33-38页 |
| ·Same national cultural meanings | 第33-35页 |
| ·Different national cultural meanings | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Conceptual Metaphor HUMAN IS ANIMAL | 第38-45页 |
| ·The relationship between human beings and animals | 第38-39页 |
| ·Levels of categorization of animal words | 第39-40页 |
| ·Conceptual meaning and cultural meaning of animal words | 第40-41页 |
| ·HUMAN IS ANIMAL | 第41-45页 |
| Chapter 5 Metaphor and English Language Learning | 第45-54页 |
| ·Problems in language acquisition and teaching | 第45-47页 |
| ·Advocates of metaphor as a facilitator to language acquisition and teaching | 第47-48页 |
| ·Metaphorical learning strategies | 第48-52页 |
| ·Comprehension strategies | 第49-50页 |
| ·Retention strategies | 第50-51页 |
| ·Production strategies | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implication and application | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-59页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第59页 |
