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Metaphor is everywhere in our lives.The research of cognitive metaphors is going deeper and deeper,and has become a very popular topic for both the domestic and foreign linguists.The Conceptual Metaphor Theory is one of the important theories in con-temporary cognitive view of metaphor.Therefore,this thesis will make a tentative analysis and discussion of the metaphors in the Statement from the Prime Minister Theresa May with Conceptual Metaphor Theory as the theoretical framework,trying to make a bet-ter understanding of the cognitive process of metaphor.The purpose of choosing this statement as data to analyze is to have a better un-derstanding of metaphorical meaning and language form in different cultures from the cognitive perspective,and to enrich the studies of Conceptual Metaphor Theory.This study has a certain practical sig-nificance for English language learning and studying.