HAPPEN1 to happen2 when what you want or expect happens3 ways of saying something happens to someone or something4 to happen with a good or bad result5 ways of saying that something is happening6 to happen again7 something that happens, that is not planned8 something planned that happens9 a series of bad things that happen at the same time10 when a lot of things happenRELATED WORDSwhen you think something is unlikely to happen 认为某事不可能发生DOUBTwhen something happens by chance 某事偶然发生CHANCEsee alsoSITUATIONSTARTFINISH1 to happen 发生happen /ˈhæpən/ [intransitive verb] The accident happened at two o'clock this afternoon. 事故在今天下午两点钟发生。 What's happened? Why are you crying? 发生了什么事？你为什么哭了? The strangest thing happened when I was in Singapore. 我在新加坡的时候，发生了一件极为奇怪的事情。 Before I realised what was happening, the man had grabbed my bag and run off with it. 我还没明白是怎么回事，那人已经抢了我的包跑掉了。anything can/could/might happenused to say that it is uncertain what will happen 任何事都可能发生 You mustn't go there alone at night. Anything might happen! 你绝不能一个人晚上去那里。任何事都可能发生！take place /ˌteɪk ˈpleɪs/ [verb phrase]to happen - use this about events, performances, ceremonies and other things that have been planned to happen 发生，举行〔用于指经事先安排的活动、演出、庆典等〕 The wedding will take place at St Andrew's church. 婚礼将在圣安德鲁教堂举行。 Police are trying to prevent the demonstration from taking place. 警方试图阻止游行示威的举行。there is /ðeər ɪz/ [verb phrase]ifthere is an event, accident, change etc, it happens 有；发生〔指事件、事故、变化等〕 There's a concert at the school next Saturday. 下个星期六学校里有一场音乐会。 There has been a major accident on the Santa Monica Freeway. 圣莫尼卡高速公路上发生了一起重大的交通事故。 I'll let you know if there's any change in our plans. 我们的计划若有变化，我会让你知道的。be /bi, strong biː/ [verb]if a planned eventis at a particular time or place, it happens or is arranged to happen at that time or place 在，是〔指计划好的事在某时或某地进行〕 Dinner is at eight, so come at about half past seven. 晚饭8点钟开始，所以你们7点半左右来吧。 Christmas will be on a Saturday next year. 明年的圣诞节是在一个星期六。 Last year's degree ceremony was in the main university building. 去年的学位授予典礼在大学的主楼举行。occur /əˈkɜːʳ/ [intransitive verb]formalto happen - use this especially about things that have not been planned or that people do not expect 【正式】发生〔尤指没有事先计划或意料之外的事情〕 Major earthquakes like this occur very rarely. 像这样的大地震极少发生。 The court will have to decide exactly what occurred on the night Mellor died. 法庭必须明确梅勒死亡当晚到底发生了什么事。come about /ˌkʌm əˈbaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb not in progressive]to happen, especially as a result of earlier events or decisions 发生；产生〔尤指是较早时候的事件或决定的结果〕 Our problems came about because we ignored the advice of experts. 我们出现这些问题是因为没有听从专家的意见。 A number of educational reforms have come about as a result of the report. 由于这个报告，出现了一系列的教育改革。come about through The decrease in the number of salmon has come about through commercial overfishing. 由于过度的商业捕捞，三文鱼的数量下降了。how did it come about that How did it come about that she married an awful man like that? 她怎么会嫁给这样一个讨厌的人？crop up /ˌkrɒp ˈʌpǁˌkrɑːp-/ [intransitive phrasal verb]informalif something such as a problemcrops up, it happens suddenly and unexpectedly 【非正式】意外地出现，突然发生 A couple of problems cropped up while you were away. 你不在的时候出现了几个问题。 If anything crops up, give me a call. 如有什么事情，打电话给我。 You have to learn to deal with difficult situations when they crop up. 你必须学会应付突然出现的困难局面。come up /ˌkʌm ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if something, especially a problem or a chance to do somethingcomes up, it happens unexpectedly 〔尤指问题或机会〕意外出现 He rang to say he would be late home -- something had come up at the office. 他打电话说要晚点回家—办公室里突然有事。 There are job vacancies from time to time. I'll let you know if anything comes up. 有时会有职位空缺。如果有的话我会通知你的。 When the opportunity to go to the States came up, Dora took it at once. 突然来了个机会可以去美国，多拉马上就接了下来。be coming up /biː ˌkʌmɪŋ ˈʌp/ [verb phrase]if a planned eventis coming up, it will happen soon 马上就要发生，即将到来 Don't forget you've got exams coming up in a couple of weeks’ time. 别忘了你几个星期之后就要考试。 Our 12th annual Folk Festival is coming up again soon. 我们的第12届年度民俗节马上又要到了。turn up /ˌtɜːʳn ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb not in progressive]if something such as a job or a chance to do somethingturns up, it happens or becomes available, especially through good luck 〔工作或机会〕出现，来临〔尤指幸运地〕 Ben's been looking for a job for two months, but nothing good's turned up. 本找工作找了两个月，但是没什么好的。 I'd almost given up hope of finding a house I liked, and then suddenly this one turned up. 我几乎已经放弃了找到一栋自己喜欢的房子的希望，这时这一栋突然出现了。arise /əˈraɪz/ [intransitive verb not usually in progressive]formalif a problem or difficult situationarises, it happens and comes to your attention 【正式】〔问题或困境〕发生，出现 It would be best to deal with these issues at once, before a crisis arises. 这些问题最好马上处理，免得发生危机。arise over Several problems have arisen recently over questions of pay. 最近关于工资方面出现了几个问题。arise fromas a result of something 由…引起 The conflict arose from tensions between the different ethnic groups. 这次冲突是不同种族群体之间关系紧张造成的。strike /straɪk/ [intransitive verb]if something unpleasantstrikes, it suddenly happens 〔不愉快的事情〕突然发生 It is always devastating when this illness strikes. 这种疾病爆发时，破坏力总是非常大。 Most people were fast asleep when the hurricane struck at 4.05 pm. 飓风在凌晨4点5分袭来时，大多数人都在酣睡之中。2 when what you want or expect happens 希望或预料的事情发生happen /ˈhæpən/ [intransitive verb] We'd always feared that this might happen. 我们一直害怕这事会发生。 For some time there had been predictions of a major earthquake, and then on April 19, 1906, it happened. 有好一段时间都有大地震的预报，后来在1906年4月19日，大地震果然发生了。 I want to make things up with her, but I don't think it's going to happen. 我想和她和好，但是又觉得这是不可能的。come true /ˌkʌm ˈtruː/ [verb phrase]if your wishes, dreams etccome true, what you have wished for or dreamed about actually happens 〔愿望、梦想等〕成真，实现 Patterson's dream came true when he won the Boston marathon on his first attempt. 帕特森的梦想实现了，他首次参加波士顿马拉松大赛就得了冠军。 People say that if you make a wish at the top of the hill, it always comes true. 人们都说，如果你在山顶上许愿，愿望总能实现。be realizedalsobe realisedBritish /biː ˈrɪəlaɪzd/ [verb phrase]if your expectations, hopes, fears etcare realized, what you expected or hoped for actually happens 〔期待、希望、恐惧等〕变成现实，实现 At thirty-five her ambition of running her own business was finally realized. 她35岁的时候，自己开公司的理想终于实现了。 My worst fears were realised when I saw what was on the exam paper. 当我看见试卷上的内容时，我最害怕的事发生了。be fulfilled /biː fʊlˈfɪld/ [verb phrase]if a wish or promiseis fulfilled, what someone wished for or was promised actually happens 〔愿望或诺言〕实现 Tom decided to run the farm himself, so that his father's wish might be fulfilled. 汤姆决定自己经营农场，实现父亲的愿望。 We knew that the ‘democratic elections’ were a promise which would not be fulfilled. 我们知道“民主选举”是一个实现不了的诺言。materializealsomaterialiseBritish /məˈtɪəriəlaɪz/ [intransitive verb usually in negative sentences]if an event which has been planned, expected, or promisedmaterializes, it actually happens 〔计划、预料或承诺过的事〕实现，成为现实 Even if the salary rise materialises, it won't be worth much. 即使加薪兑现了，也不会很多。 It was rumoured that Apple would be sold to Sun Microsystems, but that deal never materialized. 据传苹果公司要出售给升阳电脑公司，但是这一交易从未发生。fail to materializenot happen 没有兑现 The promised recovery failed to materialize and unemployment kept on rising. 恢复经济的承诺没有兑现，失业率继续上升。3 ways of saying something happens to someone or something 某事发生在某人或某物身上的说法happen to /ˈhæpən tuː/ [verb phrase not in passive]if somethinghappens to someone or something, it happens and has an effect on them, usually a bad effect 〔尤指不好的影响〕发生在 I wonder what's happened to Dave. He should have been here by now. 我不知道戴夫碰到什么事了，他现在本应该到这儿了。 A lot of people don't seem to care about what is happening to the environment. 有许多人好像并不在乎环境会怎么样。it can happen to anyoneuse this to emphasize that something is not someone's fault 这事任何人都会碰上〔用于强调〕 The crash wasn't her fault, it could have happened to anyone. 撞车不是她的错，这种事任何人都会碰上。experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ [transitive verb]if someoneexperiences something such as a problem, a difficult situation etc, it happens to them 经历；体验；遭遇〔困难、困境等〕 Many local companies have recently been experiencing financial difficulties. 当地有许多公司最近都遇到了财务困难。experience difficulties/problems etc with They've experienced a lot of problems with their eldest son. 他们的大儿子让他们十分操心。experience something at first handexperience something personally 亲身经历 It is shocking to think of boys as young as sixteen experiencing at first hand the horrors of war. 16岁大的男孩子就亲身体验了战争的恐怖，想起来是很震惊的。undergo /ˌʌndəʳˈgəʊ/ [transitive verb]if someone or somethingundergoes a change or an unpleasant event, it happens to them or it is done to them 〔某人或某物〕经受；经历〔变化或令人不快的事〕 He has undergone tremendous emotional problems following the breakdown of his marriage. 他婚姻破裂之后遭遇了严重的情绪问题。 In the last few years the museum has undergone extensive renovation. 在过去的数年里，这家博物馆经历了大规模的整修。 Part of Mrs Galley's right arm was shattered and she underwent a five-hour emergency operation. 加利夫人右臂部分粉碎了，她接受了五个小时的急诊手术。meet with /ˈmiːt wɪð/ [transitive phrasal verb]to get a particular reaction, especially an unpleasant one, from other people 遭到，遭遇〔尤指别人令人不快的反应〕 The initial plan to sell off part of the company met with intense criticism. 最初出售公司一部分的计划遭到了强烈的批评。meet with something from somebody Many working women still meet with prejudice from men. 许多职业女性仍然受到男性的歧视。 Rebel forces entered the town and met with no resistance from government troops. 叛军进入城里，没有遇到政府军的抵抗。4 to happen with a good or bad result 产生良好或恶劣的后果turn out /ˌtɜːʳn ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to happen so that the final result is good, bad, unexpected etc 结果是 We were worried when only twenty people came to the party but it turned out very well. 来参加晚会的人只有20个，我们很担心，但后来情况非常好。 How did things turn out in the end? 事情后来怎么样了？turn out to be something I was a bit doubtful at first, but it turned out to be a really good idea. 一开始我有点怀疑，不过后来证明这是个非常好的主意。not turn out as planned/expected We wanted the baby to be born at home, but it didn't quite turn out as planned. 我们希望孩子在家里出生，但是最后未能按计划进行。as it turned outused to say that this is what happened in the end 最后结果是 As it turned out, James was delayed and didn't arrive until three. 结果，詹姆斯被耽误了，3点钟才到。work out/pan out /ˌwɜːʳk ˈaʊt, ˌpæn ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]informalto happen with a particular result, especially a successful or unsuccessful one 【非正式】产生结果〔尤指成功或不成功的结果〕 Some election campaigns work out better than others. 有些竞选活动很成功，有些则不然。 We had a few problems when Jake first gave up work, but things are panning out very well now. 杰克最初辞掉工作时，我们是遇到一些问题，可现在都很好了。 I'm not sure if we'll decide to get married or not - we'll wait and see how things work out. 我不能确定我们是否会决定结婚一我们还要看情况而定。go /gəʊ/ [intransitive verb]go well/badly/smoothly etcif something such as an arranged event or someone's workgoes well, badly etc, it happens in a way that is successful, unsuccessful etc 进展良好/不好/顺利等 Did the party go well? 晚会进行得顺利吗？ Things went badly for the company last year. Their profits are down by 50%. 去年这家公司很不景气，利润下降了50%。 How's the job going these days? 最近工作怎么样？go off /ˌgəʊ ˈɒf/ [intransitive phrasal verb not in progressive]go off well/successfully/smoothly etcif an arranged eventgoes off well, successfully etc, it happens and is completed without any problems 进展良好/成功/顺利等 Thanks to the helpful staff at the hotel, the conference went off very well. 多亏酒店里的员工热情相助，会议召开得非常顺利。 I'm sure that everything will go off smoothly on the day. 我相信那天一切都会很顺利。go off without a hitchhappen without any problems 进行得很顺利 Everyone was relieved when the ceremony at the Ambassador's residence went off without a hitch. 大使官邸里举行的这个庆典非常顺利，大家都松了一口气。5 ways of saying that something is happening 某事正在发生的说法be happening /biː ˈhæpənɪŋ/ [verb phrase] She looked out of the window to see what was happening. 她朝窗外望去，想看看发生了什么事情。 Property prices continue to rise and we still don't understand exactly why it's happening. 房地产价格继续上涨，我们还是不明白为什么会这样。what's happening? The room began to shake and we stared at each other in terror. ‘What's happening?’ asked Robert. 房间开始摇晃起来，我们惊恐地互相对望。“怎么回事？”罗伯特问道。be going on /biː ˌgəʊɪŋ ˈɒn/ [verb phrase]if somethingis going on it is happening, especially if it makes you feel worried or annoyed 发生，进行〔尤指使人担忧或厌烦的事〕 It was obvious from the way they kept looking at each other that there was something going on. 从他们不停地对望的样子来看，很明显发生了什么事情。what's going on? ‘What's going on at the town hall?’ asked my mother. ‘There's a huge crowd of people there.’ “市政厅里出什么事了？我母亲问道，“那里有一大群人。”be in progress /biː ɪn ˈprəʊgresǁ-ˈprɑː-/ [verb phrase]formalif an arranged event, game, or operationis in progress, it has started and has not finished yet 【正式】正在进行之中 By the time we got to the stadium, the match was already in progress. 我们到达体育馆的时候，比赛已经在进行了。 There must be no noise in the school while examinations are in progress. 学校里举行考试的时候，绝对不能有噪音。 An emergency relief operation is already in progress in Southern Sudan. 紧急救援行动已经在那个国家展开。be on /biː ˈɒn/ [verb phrase]to be happening now or to be going to happen 正在进行；将要进行 The summer sales are on next week. 夏季大减价将于下周举行。 People have to learn to economize when there is a war on. 战争期间，人们不得不学会勤俭节约。 The presidential election was on when we arrived in the States. 我们抵达美国时，正在进行总统选举。be in full swing /biː ɪn ˌfʊl ˈswɪŋ/ [verb phrase]if an organized activity or an event such as a partyis in full swing, it has already been happening for some time and people are taking part in a very active way 〔有组织的活动或事件〕正达到高潮；正十分热烈地进行 By 10 o'clock the party was in full swing and everyone was dancing. 10点钟的时候，聚会进入高潮，大家都在跳舞。 Barcelona was full of visitors, and preparations for the Olympic Games were in full swing. 巴塞罗那到处都是游客，奥运会的准备工作正进行得如火如荼。be in operation /biː ɪn ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənǁ-ˌɑːp-/ [verb phrase]if a plan or a systemis in operation, it is being used and is working 〔计划或系统〕正在运行；正在发挥作用 Over 20 training programmes are in operation, with almost 2000 trainees. 二十多个培训课程正在进行之中，有学员近2,000名。6 to happen again 再一次发生happen again /ˌhæpən əˈgen/ [verb phrase] She apologized for the incident and promised it wouldn't happen again. 她为这件事道歉，并保证这样的事不会再发生。 I think I've solved the problem with your computer, but let me know if it happens again. 我想我已经解决了你电脑的问题，要是再碰到这种情况就告诉我。recur /rɪˈkɜːʳ/ [intransitive verb]formalto happen again, once or repeatedly 【正式】再发生；复发；反复出现 Although the treatment for skin cancer is usually successful, the problem can recur later. 尽管皮肤癌通常都能治愈，但此病以后可能会复发。 Some people find that the same dream keeps recurring over a period of many years. 有些人发现自己在许多年里会反复做同样的梦。recurrence /rɪˈkʌrənsǁ-ˈkɜːr-/ [countable/uncountable noun]when something happens again 再发生，再现 She reported several recurrences of the same technical fault. 她报告说同样的技术错误出现了好几次。repetition/repeat /ˌrepɪˈtɪʃən, ˌrepəˈtɪʃən, rɪˈpiːt/ [countable noun]an event or action that is the same as something that happened before 反复，重复repetition/repeat of Hopefully, the experience will help us to avoid a repetition of our mistakes. 希望这次经历可以帮助我们避免犯同样的错误。 A lot of the lesson was just a repetition of what we'd already done. 课堂上许多内容都是重复我们已经学过的东西。 Will next Saturday's game be a repeat of Germany's triumph last season? 下星期六的比赛，德国队会像上个赛季一样夺冠吗？repeat performance /rɪˌpiːt pəʳˈfɔːʳməns/ [countable noun]something that happens in exactly the same way as it happened before, usually with all the same problems 重演，再次发生 The journey to work had taken hours that morning, and I wasn't looking forward to a repeat performance on the way home. 那天早上，上班的路上我花了很长时间，我可不希望回家的路上又是这样。repeat performance of We must try to make this summer camp a success. We don't want a repeat performance of last year's disaster. 这次夏季野营我们一定要成功，不要再像去年一样搞得一塌糊涂。repeat itself /rɪˈpiːt ɪtself/ [verb phrase]use this to say that things happen again in just the same way 重演，再次发生 Stricter controls of farming methods are needed, if we want to prevent the disaster from repeating itself. 如果我们想阻止灾难重演的话，就需要更加严格地控制耕种的方式。history repeats itself The Cambodian people were afraid that history would repeat itself. 柬埔寨人民担心历史会重演。7 something that happens, that is not planned 未经计划而发生的事event /ɪˈvent/ [countable noun]something that happens, especially something that is important or interesting 〔尤指重要或有趣的〕事件，事情 Meeting Professor Kearney was an event which changed my life. 认识卡尼教授是改变了我一生的大事。 The book discusses the events leading up to the outbreak of World War Two. 这本书探讨了导致第二次世界大战爆发的一些事件。 The evening meal is a time when all the family can get together and discuss the day's events. 晚饭是全家人可以聚在一起，讨论一天中所发生的事情的一个时候。chain/sequence of eventsthe order in which events happened 一连串事件；事件发生的顺序 Police are attempting to reconstruct the sequence of events on the night of the killing. 警方试图重现凶案发生当晚事情的先后顺序。the course of eventsthe way that events happened 事件发展的过程 Nothing we could have done would have changed the course of events. 无论我们做什么都改变不了事态的发展进程。thing /θɪŋ/ [countable noun]informalsomething that happens 【非正式】事情 So many things have happened since I last saw you. 自从我上次见到你以后，发生了许多事情。a funny thing happened A funny thing happened to me on the way to work this morning. 今天早晨上班途中，我碰到了一件有趣的事情。not remember a thingused to emphasize that you do not remember what happened 什么都记不得〔用于强调〕 When I woke up the next morning, I couldn't remember a thing. 第二天早晨醒来，我什么都记不得了。occurrence /əˈkʌrənsǁəˈkɜː-/ [countable noun]formalsomething that happens, use this especially to say whether something happens often or not often 【正式】事件；发生的事〔尤指某事发生次数的多少〕a common/daily/frequent etc occurrence Vicious fights and arguments were a daily occurrence in the shipyards. 船厂里每天都发生恶性的斗殴和激烈的争吵。 Earthquakes are an unusual occurrence in England but are not totally unknown. 在英格兰，地震很少发生，但也并非完全未发生过。incident /ˈɪnsɪdənt, ˈɪnsədənt/ [countable noun]something that happens, especially something that is unusual or unpleasant or something that is part of a longer series of events 事件〔尤指不寻常或令人不快的事，或一系列事件的一部分〕 Apart from the incident in Las Vegas our vacation was completely trouble-free. 除了在拉斯韦加斯发生的那件事情之外，我们的假期非常顺利。 One violent incident turned into a political and family tragedy. 有一起暴力事件演变成了一场政治和家庭悲剧。a bomb/shooting/terrorist etc incidentused especially in news reports 爆炸/枪击/恐怖主义等事件〔尤用于新闻报道中〕 Friday's shooting incident in East London led to several arrests. 星期五伦敦东部的枪击事件导致数人被捕。without incidentwithout anything unpleasant happening 平安无事 The fans were well behaved, and the game was played without incident. 球迷们规规矩矩，比赛进行得很顺利，没有发生不愉快的事件。happening /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ [countable noun]something that happens, especially something that is strange or unusual 发生的事〔尤指古怪或不寻常的事〕 The happenings of the last two days had left me feeling dazed. 过去两天里发生的事情使我晕头转向。 ‘The X Files’ is a fictional television programme about strange, unexplained happenings. 《X档案》是一个虚构的电视节目，讲的是一些莫名其妙的怪事。phenomenon /fɪˈnɒmɪnən, fɪˈnɒmənənǁfɪˈnɑːmnɑːn, -nən/ [countable noun]pluralphenomena /-nə/a natural or social process that can be seen or is known to happen, and is often studied 〔自然或社会的〕现象 We now know that our system of planets orbiting the sun is not a unique phenomenon. 现在我们知道，我们的行星围绕太阳运行的系统并非是独一无二的现象。 The cell phone is a relatively recent phenomenon. It's difficult at the moment to assess its effects. 手机是一个较近出现的现象，目前还难以评估其影响。phenomenon of the increasing phenomenon of the single parent family 越来越多的单亲家庭现象natural phenomenon A thorough understanding of mathematics is sufficient to explain a wide variety of natural phenomena. 透彻理解数学足以解释很多自然现象。8 something planned that happens 计划好并发生的事event /ɪˈvent/ [countable noun]something that happens that has been planned and arranged, for example a party, performance, or sports competition 〔事先安排好的〕事件；活动〔如聚会、表演或体育比赛〕 Joe's party was a splendid event - about 200 people were there. 乔的聚会很隆重—大约有200人参加。annual eventan event that takes place every year 一年一度的活动 The town's beer festival is an annual event. 镇上的啤酒节是每年都举行的一项活动。social/sporting event We have a full programme of social events that take place throughout the year. 这一年里我们排满了各种社交活动。a golfing/media/diplomatic etc event The Ryder Cup is the big golfing event this month. 赖德杯赛是本月的高尔夫重大赛事。occasion /əˈkeɪʒən/ [countable noun]an important social event, ceremony, or celebration 重大活动；盛会big/important/special occasion She was saving four bottles of their best champagne for a special occasion. 她保存了他们家最好的四瓶香槟酒，留在特别的日子里享用。 Thanksgiving is a really big occasion in the States. 感恩节在美国是一个非常重要的节庆。celebrate the occasion It's our wedding anniversary next month, and we're having a party to celebrate the occasion. 下个月是我们的结婚周年纪念，我们打算搞一个聚会庆祝这个日子。quite an occasiona very exciting or important occasion 隆重场合 It was quite an occasion. All the local dignitaries were there, dressed in their finest clothes. 那是个隆重的盛会。当地所有的名流显要都盛装到场。proceedings /prəˈsiːdɪŋz/ [plural noun]all the things which happen during an official meeting or discussion, especially in a court of law or in parliament 〔尤在法庭或议会的〕议程；议项；诉讼 You can sit along the back wall of the courtroom to watch the proceedings. 你可以坐在法庭靠后墙的地方旁听庭审过程。 The chairman usually takes charge of the proceedings and decides who will speak next. 主席通常负责会议的各项议程，并决定接下来由谁发言。9 a series of bad things that happen at the same time 同时发生的一连串坏事affair /əˈfeəʳ/ [countable noun usually singular]something that happens, especially something unpleasant or shocking, that usually involves several people and several events 事件〔一般涉及多人及多件事，尤指令人不快或震惊的〕 The court case was an awful affair that dragged on for months. 这宗诉讼案很讨厌，拖了好几个月。 The whole world was waiting for the outcome of the Watergate affair. 全世界都在等待“水门事件”的结果。 Nick Leeson had to serve a prison term in Singapore for his part in the affair. 尼克·利森因为参与这起事件须在新加坡服刑。business /ˈbɪznɪs, ˈbɪznəs/ [singular noun]a set of connected events which you think are unpleasant, shocking, annoying etc 事情〔指令人不快、震惊、生气的事〕 It was a nasty business. In the end, she killed herself, you know. 这事情很糟，最后，你知道的，她自杀了。the whole business (of something) I don't want to argue about this any more -- I'm sick of the whole business. 这事我不想再争论了—这整件事让我烦透了。 The whole business of getting a visa can take a very long time. 取得签证前后可能要花很长时间。goings-on /ˌgəʊɪŋz ˈɒn/ [plural noun]informalthings that have been happening somewhere, especially ones that surprise, annoy, or amuse you 【非正式】〔尤指使人惊奇、厌烦或震惊的〕事情 I could hardly believe it when he told me about the goings-on in his office. 他告诉我他办公室里发生的那些事情，我简直不敢相信。 According to Gwen, there had been some very strange goings-on in the upstairs apartment. 据格温说，楼上的这套公寓里发生过一些很离奇的事情。scenes /siːnz/ [plural noun]things that are happening at the same time in the same place involving a lot of people, all behaving in an angry, excited etc way 场面 Angry scenes in Parliament followed the minister's statement. 部长发表声明之后，议会里就出现了怒火冲天的场面。 The airport was full of the usual emotional scenes, and people saying ‘goodbye’. 机场里全是寻常见惯的动人场面，到处都是在互相道别的人。10 when a lot of things happen 许多事情发生eventful /ɪˈventfəl/ [adjective]a period of time that iseventful is one during which a lot of interesting or important things happen 充满大事的；多变故的 It has been an eventful week in politics, with the resignations of three Presidential advisers. 本周是政界的多事之秋，有三名总统顾问辞去了职务。 When Marilyn Monroe died the press was anxious to uncover every aspect of her eventful career. 玛丽莲·梦露死后，新闻界急于想揭开她那多姿多彩的职业生涯的方方面面。highly eventful The General's last two years were to prove highly eventful for him and the country. 将军的最后两年于己于国都算是成就非凡。action-packed /ˈækʃən pækt/ [adjective usually before noun]action-packed holiday/trip/film etca holiday trip etc during which you do a lot of exciting things or during which a lot of exciting things happen 充满刺激的假期/旅行/电影等 We provide action-packed holidays for children including riding, sailing, rock-climbing, and canoeing. 我们为儿童提供充满刺激的假期活动，包括骑马、帆船运动、攀岩和独木舟。 another action-packed adventure movie starring Harrison Ford 另一部由哈里森·福特主演的充满刺激的历险电影