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

• It was commonly held that Singaporeans were not noted for their prowess in general knowledge and current affairs.
  根据一般的看法，普通常识和对时事的了解，不是新加坡人的强项。
• The newspaper have a very popular columnist comment on current affairs.
  这家报纸有一位深受欢迎的专栏作家评论时事。
• The new current affairs series promises to address challenging issues with freshness and rigour.
  新的时事系列节目承诺以全新的视角和严谨的态度谈论有挑战性的问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• Famous people are often interviewed and asked about their opinions on current affairs.
  名人们经常接受采访，被问及他们对时事的看法。
• 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。
• In some schools children study current affairs as a subject.
  在某些学校里，孩子们学习时事作为一门课程。
• The personalization and over-simplification of current affairs.
  时事的个人化和过于简单化。
• Surely modern women want to be informed of world current affairs; we are no longer chained to the kitchen sink!
  当代女性当然想了解时事，我们不再只是受缚于家务小事。