本文针对学生对高级英语课文理解的能力,从认知的角度出发,探讨了隐喻的性质和定义及其与阅读的关系,指出隐喻不仅仅是一种语言现象也是一种思维现象,并指出了隐喻认知思维在帮助学生提高理解能力的重要性,提出了教师如何培养学生更好地理解课文的能力的具体建议。 This article aims at students’ ability of comprehending advanced English texts. From the cognitive perspective, this paper discusses the nature and definition of metaphors and their relationship with reading. It points out that metaphor is not only a linguistic phenomenon but also a thinking phenomenon, The importance of metaphorical cognitive thinking in helping students improve their ability to comprehend and put forward concrete suggestions on how teachers should develop students’ ability to understand texts better.