Metaphor has been a hot issue in the research field for a long time;this paper makes a contrast study of Chinese and English metaphors from the aspect of cultural comparison.

There are far more differences than similarities between English and Chinese metaphors.

Owing to the differences of associations resulting from the respective national characteristics of the two languages,English and Chinese metaphors have become a big barrier$in English learning and daily communication.

The result is that many similarities in emotion metaphors behind metaphorical expressions can be found at th.

Like the conventional interpretation of emotion metaphors,schemas of force dynamics reveal the mutual mappings between the source domain and the targ.

Metaphorical cognition and interpretation of emotional metaphor;

Drawing on the metaphor list provided by the metaphor Homepage sponsored by George Lakoff,the paper makes a comparative study of the conceptual mappings behind English and Chinese expressions of emotional metaphors.

Essentially emotional metaphor is a cognitive phenomenon,which employs dimensions or tangible materials to express abstract and complicated emotions.

The great difference between Chinese and English culture will inevitably result in the difference of emotional metaphors in both languages.

A successful translation of emotional metaphors requires that a linkage point be found through cognitive generality functions.