隐喻是一种人类认识世界的思维方式,是人们用以思考与行动的普遍概念体系之一。本文阐明隐喻思维方式与外语学习效率之间的关系,指出将隐喻思维方式引入外语教学实践的必要性。并着重探讨在隐喻思维框架下如何提高外语学习者在词汇、阅读及写作方面的学习效率。 Metaphor is a way of thinking of human understanding of the world, is one of the universal conceptual system people use to think and act. This paper clarifies the relationship between metaphorical thinking and foreign language learning efficiency and points out the necessity of introducing metaphorical thinking into foreign language teaching. And focuses on how to improve the learning efficiency of foreign language learners in vocabulary, reading and writing under the framework of metaphorical thinking.