语言是思维的体现，隐喻是思维方式的载体。
很长时间里，“理智”为“上”， “情感”为“下”。
比如 The discussion fell to the emotional level, but I raised it back up to the rational plane.
We put our feelings aside and had a high-level intellectual discussion of the matter.
He couldn't rise above his emotions.
（西方）“文明”人自认：人可以掌控动物，植物，周围的环境。是人的理智让他们有这样的掌控力，所以“理智”为“上”。　

#乐遥读书# the metaphor we live by　（１９８０）