Abstract

Metaphor has not been just considered as a kind of rhetoric but an important cognitive tool since the conceptual metaphor was put forward; meanwhile, our language contains a huge amount of metaphors， so we cannot ignore the cognitive effect of metaphor in English vocabulary teaching. This  paper  firstly  presents  a  systematic  overview  of  the Conceptual  Metaphor  Theory including its definition, working mechanism and classification.  Secondly, the research illustrates the cultivation of the metaphorical awareness of students and studies the application of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory in English vocabulary teaching in the aspects of polysemic words, idioms, derivational terms and the cultural implications of words.

Key words: conceptual metaphor; English vocabulary teaching; metaphorical awareness

摘要

随着概念隐喻的提出，隐喻不再只被认为是一种修辞手法而是一种重要的认知工具，并且我们的语言中包含大量的隐喻,因此在英语词汇教学中隐喻的认知作用不可忽视。本文首先系统地呈现概念隐喻包括概念隐喻的定义、运行机制和分类。其次，阐述对学生隐喻意识的培养，并从多义词、习语、派生词和单词的文化含义等方面研究概念隐喻在英语词汇教学中的应用。

关键字：概念隐喻；英语词汇教学；隐喻意识