matter/thing/event/eventually/affair/incident/coincident/coincidence/accident 记忆: 1. matter [ 5mAtE ] n. 事件, 问题, 物质 vi. 有关系, 要紧 Does it matter whether he will attend the meeting about that matter?他是否参加关于那件事的会议很重要吗? 2. thing [ WiN ] n. 东西, 事, 事情 There wasn't a thing in sight. 什么都看不到。 格言:If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself.想把事情来做好,就得亲自动手搞。 3. event [ i5vent ] A significant occurrence or happening n. 事件, 事变 The event taught us a great lesson. 这件事给了我们一个很大的教训。 4. eventually [I5ventjJElI] adv. 最后, 终于 She understood my love eventually. 她终于明白了我的爱。 5. affair [ E5fZE ] Something done or to be done n. 事务, 事件, 私事, 恋爱事件 Affairs of state are often discussed in the hall.人们常在这个大厅里讨论国家大事。 6. incident [ 5insidEnt ] An occurrence or event that interrupts normal procedure n .事件, 事变 The air crash has become an international incident.这次飞机失事已演变为一次国际事件。 7. coincident [ kEu5insidEnt ] co-incident adj. 一致的, 符合的, 巧合的 Don’t you think it’s coincident?你不认为那是巧合吗? 8. coincidence [ kEu5insidEns ] n. 一致, 巧合 What a coincidence it is that we should have met him in Haikou!我们在海口遇到他,真巧! 7. accident [ 5AksidEnt] n. 意外事件, 事故 Such an accident could have been avoided. 这样的事故本来是可以避免的。 另类阅读: --What’s the matter with him? Is there anything special? --A traffic accident has eventually happened. The incident may turn out to be a troublesome event as in the car sat the ambassador from America who was in charge of international affairs.