| Abstract in English | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Review of Literature | 第12-21页 |
| ·Background of Metaphor Studies | 第12-16页 |
| ·Classical View of Metaphor | 第12-15页 |
| ·Comparison View | 第12-13页 |
| ·Substitution View | 第13-14页 |
| ·Interactive View | 第14-15页 |
| ·Contemporary View of Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Emotion | 第16-18页 |
| ·Emotion Metaphor | 第18页 |
| ·Fear Metaphor | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第21-33页 |
| ·Conceptual and Linguistic Metaphor and Metaphor System | 第21-22页 |
| ·Mapping | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Notion of Embodiment | 第23-25页 |
| ·Image Schemas | 第25-26页 |
| ·Characteristics of Conceptual Metaphor | 第26-29页 |
| ·Universality | 第26-28页 |
| ·Systematicity | 第28-29页 |
| ·Classifications of Conceptual Metaphor | 第29-33页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor | 第29-30页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor | 第30-31页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Classifications of Metaphors for “Fear”between English and Chinese | 第33-52页 |
| ·Similar Fear Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第33-45页 |
| ·Fear is a Fluid in a Container | 第33-35页 |
| ·Fear is a Hidden Enemy | 第35-36页 |
| ·Fear is an Illness | 第36-37页 |
| ·Fear is an Insanity | 第37-39页 |
| ·Physiological Effects of Fear Stand for ever | 第39-45页 |
| ·Different Fear Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第45-52页 |
| ·Different Fear Metaphors in English | 第45-46页 |
| ·Different Fear Metaphors in Chinese | 第46-52页 |
| Chapter Five Causes of Similarities and Differences of “Fear”Metaphors in English and Chinese | 第52-65页 |
| ·C auses of Similarities: Shared Experience | 第52-53页 |
| ·C ultural Relativity as Causes of Differences | 第53-65页 |
| ·Cultural and Language | 第53-54页 |
| ·Cultural Influences on Metaphor | 第54-56页 |
| ·The “Doctrine of the Four Humors” | 第56-60页 |
| ·The Theory of Yin-Yang in Chinese Philosophy | 第60-62页 |
| ·The Theory of Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine | 第62-65页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74页 |
