本文通过阐述隐喻的本质和隐喻与高职英语教学模式整合的必要性,从词汇教学、语法教学和文化教学三个方面详细论述了认知隐喻论与高职院校英语教学模式的整合。进一步说明隐喻作为一种思维方式,可以培养学生在英语学习当中以隐喻思维去认知世界,更加合理地系统地将新知识与已有的认知结构系统结合,从而学习并保持知识,这样能更有效地帮助学生建立起深层的理解和记忆系统。 This paper elaborates the integration of cognitive metaphor theory and English teaching model in higher vocational colleges from three aspects of vocabulary teaching, grammar teaching and cultural teaching by expounding the essence of metaphor and the necessity of integrating metaphor with higher vocational English teaching mode. It further illustrates that metaphor as a way of thinking can cultivate students’ cognition of the world by metaphorical thinking in English learning and more systematically integrate new knowledge with existing cognitive structure system so as to learn and maintain knowledge More effectively help students to establish a deep understanding and memory system.