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

• 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。
• Newspapers and periodicals keep me updated on current affairs.
  报纸和期刊让我了解时事。
• Tomorrow afternoon there will be a talk on current affairs by a reporter from the people's daily.
  明天下午《人民日报》社有一位记者来做时事报告。
• We have been debating about current affairs.
  我们最近正在就时事问题进行辩论。
• The questions cover areas such as current affairs and general knowledge, reading, math and logic.
  题目涵盖时事常识、阅读理解、数学和逻辑推理等内容。
• 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。
• In studying current affairs you might read this article for reference.
  学习时事可以参看这篇文章。
• 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。
• 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。
• The late-night current affairs programme has a new anchorman.
  夜间时事节目出现了一名新的主持人。