1.國家大事 affairs of state

2.把壞事變成好事 turn a bad thing into a good one

3.事非經過不知難 You never know how hard a task is until you have done it yourself.

4.遇事和群眾商量consult the masses when problems arise

5.出事have an accident

6.平安無事All is well.

7.惹事 make trouble / stir up trouble

8.省了不少事 save a lot of trouble

9.有事大家做 We should all share the work.

10.找事 look for a job

11.這件案子里還有他的事呢。 He was involved in the case too.

12.無所事事 doing nothing

13.事半功倍 get twice the result with half the effort

14.事倍功半 get half the result with twice the effort

15.七七事變 the July 7 Incident of 1937

16.準備應付可能的突發(fā)事件be prepared against all possible emergencies

17.事不宜遲 lose no time in doing sth / affend to the matter immediately

18.事出有因 There is good reason for it. / It is by no means accidental.

19. 事到臨頭 when things come to a head / when the situation becomes critical /at the last moment

20.挑起事端 provoke incidents /create disturbances

21.防止發(fā)生事故 try to avert accidents

22.責任事故 accident arising from sb's negligence

23.事過境遷 The affair is over and the situation has changed./ The incident is over and the circumstances are different.

24.事后諸葛亮 be wise after the event

25.英雄事跡 heroic deeds

26.請兩小時事假 ask for two hours leave of absence

27.流血事件 bloody incident

28.本世紀最偉大的事件the greatest event of this century

29.明白事理 be reasonable / be sensible

30.事例 example / instance

31.典型事例 a typical case

32.事前 before the event / in advance / beforehand

33.事前毫無準備 with no preparation at all

34.急待解決的事情 affairs to be settled right away

35.大家的事情大家管 Public business is everybody's business.

36.事情的真相 the truth of the matter / the facts of the case

37.事情是這樣的 It happened like this.

38.事情也真巧 as luck would have it

39.與事實不符 not tally with the facts

40.事實俱在 The facts are all there.

41.事實恰恰相反The facts are just opposite. / The opposite is the case.

42.事實如此 This is how things are （或stand）.

43.事實上 in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / actually

44.事態(tài)嚴重 The situation is serious.

45.事務繁忙 have a lot （of work） to do

46.事務性工作 routine work / daily routine

47.事物都是一分為二的 Everything divides into two.

48.事先做好準備 get everything ready beforehand

49.事先跟他打個招呼 notice him in advance

50.注意事項 matters needing attention / points for attention

51.文化教育事業(yè) cultural and educational undertakings

52.公用事業(yè) public utilities

53.事業(yè)心 devotion to one's work

54.共產主義事業(yè) the cause of communism

55.事與愿違 things go contrary to one's wishes

56.事在人為 It all depends on human effort.

57.事事都要從人民的利益出發(fā) In whatever we do, our primary concern should be the interests of the people.