49.四次“发生”。take place,happen,occur,come about
(1)take place:发生;举行;举办。一般指非偶然性事件的“发生”,即这种事件的发生一定有某种原因或事先的安排。如:
Great changes have taken place in my hometown during the past ten years.
在过去的十年里我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。
(2)happen:发生;碰巧。一般用于偶然或突发事件。如:
Maybe something unexpected will happen.
也许有意想不到的事情会发生。
(3)occur:发生;出现;存在。其意义相当于happen。如:
What has occurred?(What has happened?)
发生了什么?(https://www.daowen.com)
It occurred to me that she didn't know I had moved into the new house.
我突然想起他不知道我搬进这座新房子。
(4)come about:发生;产生。多指事情已经发生了,但还不知道为什么,常用于疑问句和否定句。如:
Do you know how the air accident came about?
你知道这次飞机事故是怎么发生的吗?
另外,break out意为“发生,爆发”,常指战争、灾难、疾病或者争吵等事件的发生,也可以表示突然大声叫喊等。如:
A fire broke out in the hospital in the mid-night.
午夜医院里发生了火灾。