中国当代小说中的隐喻型性话语多姿多彩，其中以“性是植物”“性是动物”“性是战争”“性是农业”“性是食物”的概念隐喻最为常见。研究发现，译者对这些性话语的再现并不是很到位，有很多删减现象，尤其是那些文化个性较强或不参与文本建构的性隐喻表达；针对参与文本建构或跨文化适应性较强的隐喻型性话语，译者往往对之再现，效果比较理想；译者偶尔还会增添一些性隐喻表达，使之更具感染力。总体而言，译文弱化了原文的性隐喻修辞场，不利于传达中国人理解和体验性的特殊认知方式。

There are many sex-related metaphorical expressions in contemporary Chinese fiction, and among them these conceptual metaphors are frequently seen like SEX IS PLANT, SEX IS ANIMAL, SEX IS WAR, SEX IS FOOD, and SEX IS AGRICULTURE. Through textual analysis, it is found that many of those metaphorical expressions are deleted in the translation, especially those with cultural specificity and of less importance; those with cross-cultural adaptability and playing an important role in constructing the original text are usually reproduced by the translator, and the esthetic effect is desirable; and the translator also add some metaphorical expressions occasionally. Generally speaking, the rhetorical power of those sex-related metaphorical expressions is, to a certain degree, weakened in the target texts, which is not instrumental in conveying the special way Chinese people understand and experience sex.