ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
摘要
CONTENTS
Chapter One Introduction
1．1 Research Background
1．2 Research Purpose
1．3 Research Methods
Chapter Two Literature Review
2．1 Major Theories of Metaphor
2．2 Language and Culture
2．3 Plant Metaphor
Chapter Three Comparison of Plant Metaphors in Chinese and English Poetry
3．1 Similarities of Plant Metaphors in Chinese and English Poetry
3．1．1 Flowers Symbolizing Women
3．1．2 Trees Carrying Abstract Concepts
3．1．3 Plants carrying Special Connotation
3．1．4 Plants as the Necessities of Some Scene
3．2 Differences of Plant Metaphors in Chinese and English Poetry
3．2．1 Flowers Regarding Personalities or Not
3．2．2 Trees Symbolizing Emotions of Different Degrees
3．2．3 Other Typical Plants Carrying Metaphorical meanings
Chapter Four Reasons for Similarities and Differences of Plant Metaphors
4．1 Reasons for the Similarities of Plant Metaphors
4．1．1The Properties of Plants
4．1．2 Cultural Tolerance
4．2 Reasons for the Differences of Plant Metaphors
4．2．1 Geographic Environment and Climate
4．2．2 The Influence of Literati
4．2．3 Literature Tradition
4．2．4 Language Systems
Chapter Five Conclusion
5．1 Research Achievements
5．2 Research Limitations
5．3 Research Prospects
5．4 Implications
5．4．1 Improving students’ interest in English learning
5．4．2 Increasing students’ intercultural awareness
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