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

• I am ill-informed on current affairs.
  我对时事了解不多。
• 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。
• She takes a lively interest in current affairs.
  她对时事有着浓厚的兴趣。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We have been debating about current affairs.
  我们最近正在就时事问题进行辩论。
• The personalization and over-simplification of current affairs.
  时事的个人化和过于简单化。
• Last Saturday we listened to a report on current affairs.
  上星期六我们听了一个时事报告。