thing stuff matter affair event

2015-04-05

thing   事情,物,東西 

: an object whose name is not known or stated
: an object, animal, quality, etc., of any kind
: a particular event, occurrence, or situation

I can ' t see a thing in the dark room .
屋子裡黑漆漆的,我什麼也看不見。

We asked our group leader what was the next thing we had to do .
我們問了組長下一步要做什麼。
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stuff   物品,東西:材料,原料

: materials, supplies, or equipment
: a group or pile of things that are not specifically described
—used to speak in a general way about something
that is talked about, written about, etc.

Some parts nowadays are made of plastic or similar stuff .
現在有些零件是由塑料或類似的材料製造的

I ' ve got quite a lot of stuff to read .
我有許多東西要讀
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matter  事情;問題;事件

: something that is being done, talked about, or thought about
matters : the situation or subject that is being discussed or dealt with
physics : the thing that forms physical objects and occupies space

It was a matter of life and death for them .
這事對他們來說是生死攸關。

There ' s something the matter with this car .
這輛汽車有點毛病。

Matters are different from country to country .
情形因國家而異。

All these things do not matter now .
所有這一切現在都無關緊要了
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affair  事情,事,事件

: work or activities done for a purpose
: commercial, professional, public, or personal business
: a matter that concerns or involves someone
: a secret sexual relationship between two people

How are your affairs going ?   你的情況怎麼樣?

The wedding was a quiet affair .   婚禮是悄悄地進行的。
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event  事件,大事

: something (especially something important or notable) that happens
: a planned occasion or activity (such as a social gathering)
: any one of the contests in a sports program

Winning the scholarship was a great event in the boy ' s life .  
贏得這項獎學金是這個男孩一生中的一件大事。

Which events have you entered for ?  
你參加了哪些比賽項目?
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Stuff 用在 東西(產品)上

例如: Stuff雜誌 (介紹3C等,新、高科技產品、東西)

Thing 雖可解釋為 "東西",但大部分用在"事情" & "物" 上

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