AnAnalysis of Political Conceptual Metaphors in American Presidential Inaugural Addresses

By relying on the conceptual metaphor theory,after analyzing all American presidential inaugural addresses,the political conceptual metaphors in these speeches are singled out and their political functions are scrutinized.This analysis lifts the veil covering how metaphor works in politics and practically it can be of great help to decipher American politics and cultures.     

道生万物 玄岳武当

武当山因卓越的明初官式建筑遗存而于1994年被列入《世界遗产名录》,这些建筑代表了近千年中国艺术和建筑的最高水平。如今的残垣断壁和宫观岩庙,依然能使人们体会到明初官式建筑的风韵。