<p>一事 is short for 這一件事 (this thing; this event; this matter)</p>
<p>In your post, '前顾问班农被捕' is the event</p>
<p>&quot;前顾问班农被捕(一事)&quot; = &quot;(the event of) 前顾问班农被捕&quot;</p>
<p>Similarly:</p>
<p>他设法把话题从他离婚一事(這一件事)上引开</p>
<p>他辩称路上人多而把迟到一事(這一件事)推脱得一乾二净</p>
<p>一事 can also be used literally as &quot;one thing&quot; (mostly in classical Chinese)
e.g. 在下有<strong>一事</strong>相求 - There's <strong>one thing</strong> that I wanted your help</p>

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<p>I don't understand 一事 in the following snippet:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>《纽约时报》白宫记者Michael D。 Shear 8月20日报道称，美国总统特朗普在被问及前顾问班农被捕<strong>一事</strong>时表示：“我感觉非常糟糕。我已经有很长一段时间没有和他打交道了。我根本没有和他打过交道，对这个项目一无所知。对班农先生来说，这是很悲伤的事情，也很意外。”<br />
<sub><a href="https://news.sina.com.cn/w/2020-08-20/doc-iivhuipn9787295.shtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">特朗普回应班农被捕：我对这个项目一无所知</a>，2020年08月20日</sub></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Breaking apart the relevant part:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>美国总统特朗普在被问及前顾问班农被捕一事时表示</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>美国总统特朗普 = &quot;US President Trump&quot;</li>
<li>在……时 = &quot;when&quot; (short for 在……的时候)</li>
<li>被问及 &quot;asked to touch upon&quot;; here I think 及 is short for 涉及 = &quot;to touch upon&quot;.</li>
<li>前顾问班农被捕 = &quot;former adviser Bannon's arrest&quot;</li>
<li>一事 = &quot;a matter&quot; (???)</li>
<li>表示 here basically means &quot;said&quot; (but more formal)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: What does 一事 mean in 美国总统特朗普在被问及前顾问班农被捕一事时表示?</p>
<p>I feel there's something to this, since 一事 is used in other contexts:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>他设法把话题从他离婚<strong>一事</strong>上引开。 [source: <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%8B" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouDao</a>]<br />
他辩称路上人多而把迟到<strong>一事</strong>推脱得一乾二净。 [source: <a href="http://www.jukuu.com/search.php?q=%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%8B" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Jukuu</a>]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>It reminds me of when we say something like “十”这个字.</p>

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What does 一事 mean in 美国总统特朗普在被问及前顾问班农被捕一事时表示?
# What does 一事 mean in 美国总统特朗普在被问及前顾问班农被捕一事时表示?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-21)

I don't understand 一事 in the following snippet:

> 《纽约时报》白宫记者Michael D。 Shear 8月20日报道称，美国总统特朗普在被问及前顾问班农被捕**一事**时表示：“我感觉非常糟糕。我已经有很长一段时间没有和他打交道了。我根本没有和他打过交道，对这个项目一无所知。对班农先生来说，这是很悲伤的事情，也很意外。”  
> [特朗普回应班农被捕：我对这个项目一无所知](https://news.sina.com.cn/w/2020-08-20/doc-iivhuipn9787295.shtml)，2020年08月20日

Breaking apart the relevant part:

> 美国总统特朗普在被问及前顾问班农被捕一事时表示

* 美国总统特朗普 = "US President Trump"
* 在……时 = "when" (short for 在……的时候)
* 被问及 "asked to touch upon"; here I think 及 is short for 涉及 = "to touch upon".
* 前顾问班农被捕 = "former adviser Bannon's arrest"
* 一事 = "a matter" (???)
* 表示 here basically means "said" (but more formal)

**Question**: What does 一事 mean in 美国总统特朗普在被问及前顾问班农被捕一事时表示?

I feel there's something to this, since 一事 is used in other contexts:

> 他设法把话题从他离婚**一事**上引开。 [source: [YouDao](http://youdao.com/w/%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%8B)]  
> 他辩称路上人多而把迟到**一事**推脱得一乾二净。 [source: [Jukuu](http://www.jukuu.com/search.php?q=%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%8B)]

It reminds me of when we say something like “十”这个字.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-08-21. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

一事 is short for 這一件事 (this thing; this event; this matter)

In your post, '前顾问班农被捕' is the event

"前顾问班农被捕(一事)" = "(the event of) 前顾问班农被捕"

Similarly:

他设法把话题从他离婚一事(這一件事)上引开

他辩称路上人多而把迟到一事(這一件事)推脱得一乾二净

一事 can also be used literally as "one thing" (mostly in classical Chinese)
e.g. 在下有**一事**相求 - There's **one thing** that I wanted your help


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