affair n. /event n. /incident n.

affair的意思是“有關的事，事務，活動等”，如foreign affairs(外事)，也常指婚外戀;event指“每日里發(fā)生的事件，事或活動，比賽項目”;incident同event意思相近，指“事件，事”，尤指較重大的、有影響的政治事件等。

例：They have no right to interfere in the domestic affairs of Iran.

他們無權干涉伊朗的內政。

The affair remained a complete mystery.

那件事至今還是個謎。

The important event of the week was the big storm.

那一周中的大事就是那場大暴風雪。

Coming events in the village include a dance-show and a treat for the school children.

村里即將發(fā)生的大事，就是招待學校的孩子們和舞蹈表演。

Our team won the silver medal in this event.

我們隊獲得該項目的銀牌。

On the very day before I left, an incident occurred.

事件就發(fā)生在我要離開的當天。

There were several incidents on the frontier between the two nations in the 50s.

50年代兩國邊境發(fā)生了許多大事。