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.