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

• Newspapers and periodicals keep me updated on current affairs.
  报纸和期刊让我了解时事。
• He exaggerates the superficiality of their current affairs programmes.
  他夸大其词地说他们的时事节目过于肤浅。
• The personalization and over-simplification of current affairs.
  时事的个人化和过于简单化。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• I am ill-informed on current affairs.
  我对时事了解不多。