affair n. /event n. /incident n.
affair的意思是“有关的事,事务,活动等”,如foreign affairs(外事),也常指婚外恋;event指“每日里发生的事件,事或活动,比赛项目”;incident同event意思相近,指“事件,事”,尤指较重大的、有影响的政治事件等。
例:They have no right to interfere in the domestic affairs of Iran.
他们无权干涉伊朗的内政。
The affair remained a complete mystery.
那件事至今还是个谜。
The important event of the week was the big storm.
那一周中的大事就是那场大暴风雪。
Coming events in the village include a dance-show and a treat for the school children.
村里即将发生的大事,就是招待学校的孩子们和舞蹈表演。
Our team won the silver medal in this event.
我们队获得该项目的银牌。
On the very day before I left, an incident occurred.
事件就发生在我要离开的当天。
There were several incidents on the frontier between the two nations in the 50s.
50年代两国边境发生了许多大事。