隐喻作为一种有效的认知工具倍受认知语言学家们的关注。国内外语言教育学界普遍认为隐喻和隐喻能力和外语教学有着密切的关系。阅读理解作为外语学习的环节和反映学习者目标语掌握水平的重要能力。本文从隐语的认知机制,阅读语篇中隐喻的特点和作用及隐喻能力和阅读理解的关系等方面粗略的探讨了隐喻能力培养对阅读教学的意义。 As an effective cognitive tool, metaphor has drawn much attention from cognitive linguists. Domestic and foreign language education scholars generally believe that metaphor and metaphor ability and foreign language teaching are closely related. Reading comprehension as an important part of foreign language learning and learners to grasp the level of target language. This article roughly discusses the significance of metaphorical competence cultivation for reading teaching from the perspectives of the cognitive mechanism of metaphor, the features and functions of metaphor in reading discourse and the relationship between metaphorical competence and reading comprehension.