关键词: 喜悦, 童话, 概念隐喻, 情感隐喻

Abstract: Happiness as one of the abstract emotions is usually expressed by metaphors which are built on human perception. The rich existence of happiness metaphors in English and Chinese fairy tales not only builds the bridge for children to understand happiness, but also starts a discussion on the development of childrens cognitive ability. The research on happiness metaphors in English and Chinese fairy tales is carried out by comparing the similarities and differences of happiness metaphors and its causes in English and Chinese fairy tales from the perspective of ways of humans cognitive ways — conceptual metaphor, so that people will know better its application in fairy tales.

Key words: happiness metaphor, fairy tale, conceptual metaphor, emotion metaphor