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* II C. From Concrete to Abstract 见：词汇学120页 Matter: originally meant timber,the hard part of a tree Now it has a lot of abstract meanings. 1)The world is made of matter. Substance(s) of which the physical thing is made 2)The matter in your essay is good. Material for thought or expression 3)This is a matter I know little about. Something in which attention is given It made no matter to him that his brother lost all his money. Of importance D.From technical terms to general words: Countdown: the counting aloud of numbers in reverse order before sth.happens ,esp. Before a spacecraft is launched. Now: emergency situation十分危急的情况；行将摊牌的局面 That would lead to a countdown in Cambodia. Feedback: it occurs in a machine or system when part of the power, sound or information produced goes back into the machine or system. Now: response The reader feedback was generally favourable. Fallout: the radiation that affects a place after a nuclear explosion:放射性尘埃 Now: consequence He predicted that the fallout from Watergate would hit both parties. Fire storm: It takes place when a bomb explodes; strong winds rush into it to take the place of the hot air that is rising, causing the blaze to burn uncontrollably.核弹引起的大火暴 Now: strong reaction The revelations about the CIA’s activities in Chile broke in the press just as the fire storm over the Nixon pardon put an abrupt end to Congress’s honey-moon with Gerald ford. 报界揭发了中央情报局在智利的活动，与此同时，赦免尼克松所引起的强烈反应使得国会同杰拉德。福特的蜜月猝然终止。 见词汇学122页 Restriction of Meaning *