1. current n. (空氣，水等的)流，潮流;電流;傾向　　 adj. 當(dāng)前的，通行的

　　The child had been swept away by the current.(孩子被水流卷走了。)

　　A steady current of heated air rose from the mountain top.　(一股熱氣從山頂源源不斷升起。)

　　There was a powerful electric current running through the wires.　(一股強(qiáng)大的電流流過電線。)

　　Mass media influence the current of public opinion.(大眾傳媒影響輿論的傾向。)

　　Give me a current issue of Reader's Digest.(給我一本最近一期的讀者文摘。)

　　A long time ago， it was a current belief that the earth was flat.　(很久以前，人們普遍相信地球是扁平。)

　　the main current　主流　　　　　　a warm current 暖流

　　an alternating current　交流電　　　a direct current　直流電

　　current events　時事　　　　　　 current situation　當(dāng)前形勢

　　2. affect v. 影響;打動;(疾病)侵襲 effect n. 效果;作用，影響;

　　His mood was greatly affected by the sad news. 　(那個悲痛的消息使他的心緒大受影響。)

　　Computers affect our life in many ways.(計算機(jī)在許多方面影響我們的生活。)

　　Reading in dim light constantly will surely affect the eyes.(經(jīng)常在昏暗的光線下看書肯定會對眼睛有影響。)

　　The child was affected with high fever.(孩子發(fā)高燒了。)

　　The color gives the effect of being warm.(這顏色給人以暖感。)

　　The wonderful sky effect on the festival night impressed everybody.

　　(絢麗的節(jié)日夜空給每一個人都留下了深刻印象。)

　　I just hope this medicine won't have serious side-effect.　(我只希望這種藥沒有嚴(yán)重的副作用。)

　　sound effect　音響效果　　　three-dimensional effect 立體感

　　lighting effect　燈光效果　　 cause and effect　因果

　　no effects　無存款(銀行在空頭支票上的批語)

　　be of no effect無效　　　　　bring sth. to effect　實行，實施

　　in effect實際上　　　　　　　take effect　見效;生效