current affairs

英 [ˌkʌrənt əˈfeəz]

美 [ˌkɜːrənt əˈferz]

n.  时事

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 时事
  events of political or social importance that are happening now

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 时事
  If you refer tocurrent affairs, you are referring to political events and problems in society which are discussed in newspapers, and on television and radio.
  1. I am ill-informed on current affairs.
     我对时事了解不多。
  2. ...the BBC's current affairs programme 'Panorama'.
     英国广播公司的时事节目《广角镜》

双语例句

• Last Saturday we listened to a report on current affairs.
  上星期六我们听了一个时事报告。
• We found the great hall full of students and teachers listening to an important report made by a comrade from the People's Daily on current affairs in East Europe.
  我们发现大礼堂坐满了学生和教师，在听人民日报的一位同志作有关东欧局势的重要报告。
• Newspapers and periodicals keep me updated on current affairs.
  报纸和期刊让我了解时事。
• Eg. An acquaintance of world history is helpful to the study of current affairs.
  读一点世界史，对学习时事是有帮助的。
• The treatise on current affairs skimmed the surface of the subject.
  那篇讨论时事的文章只触及了问题的皮毛。
• A periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art.
  刊登评论当前时事、文学、艺术的文章的杂志。
• He is an authority on law and politics. He gave an authoritative account of current affairs.
  他是法律和政治方面的权威人士，就当前形势作了权威性的说明。
• Taxi driver: News about current affairs, documentaries, music, movies, noncommercial ads and so on.
  出租车司机：实事新闻、纪录片、音乐、电影和公益广告等等。
• He was a man of letters with no interest in current affairs.
  他是个文学家，对时事不感兴趣。
• She takes a lively interest in current affairs.
  她对时事有着浓厚的兴趣。