1.国家大事 affairs of state
2.把坏事变成好事 turn a bad thing into a good one
3.事非经过不知难 You never know how hard a task is until you have done it yourself.
4.遇事和群众商量consult the masses when problems arise
5.出事have an accident
6.平安无事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.这件案子里还有他的事呢。 He was involved in the case too.
12.无所事事 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
15.七七事变 the July 7 Incident of 1937
16.准备应付可能的突发事件be prepared against all possible emergencies
17.事不宜迟 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. 事到临头 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.防止发生事故 try to avert accidents
22.责任事故 accident arising from sb's negligence
23.事过境迁 The affair is over and the situation has changed./ The incident is over and the circumstances are different.
24.事后诸葛亮 be wise after the event
25.英雄事迹 heroic deeds
26.请两小时事假 ask for two hours leave of absence
27.流血事件 bloody incident
28.本世纪最伟大的事件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.事前毫无准备 with no preparation at all
34.急待解决的事情 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.事情是这样的 It happened like this.
38.事情也真巧 as luck would have it
39.与事实不符 not tally with the facts
40.事实俱在 The facts are all there.
41.事实恰恰相反The facts are just opposite. / The opposite is the case.
42.事实如此 This is how things are (或stand).
43.事实上 in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact / actually
44.事态严重 The situation is serious.
45.事务繁忙 have a lot (of work) to do
46.事务性工作 routine work / daily routine
47.事物都是一分为二的 Everything divides into two.
48.事先做好准备 get everything ready beforehand
49.事先跟他打个招呼 notice him in advance
50.注意事项 matters needing attention / points for attention
51.文化教育事业 cultural and educational undertakings
52.公用事业 public utilities
53.事业心 devotion to one's work
54.共产主义事业 the cause of communism
55.事与愿违 things go contrary to one's wishes
56.事在人为 It all depends on human effort.
57.事事都要从人民的利益出发 In whatever we do, our primary concern should be the interests of the people.