祸事的英文：
disaster; mishap

参考例句：

A sword of Damocles;(something unpleasant,dreadful,etc that seems to be about to happen to sb)
达摩克勒斯剑(比喻某人将有祸事临头)

He is a real mischief to his family.
他给家人招惹祸事。

Street accidents always draw crowds.
街上发生的祸事总是吸引群众。

…a horrible misfortune came suddenly to blast my career
……但一件可怕的祸事从天而降，毁了我的前程。

he had a presentiment of trouble coming
他一直有祸事临头的预感。

His heart was full, and his conscience tortured by remorse
这次无可挽回的祸事使他的心情很沉重

His jaw dropped and he gaped in consternation. Did this mean fresh calamity?
"封肃听了,唬得目瞪口呆,不知有何祸事."

Speaking of profits, I like Mrs. Jordan's idea of turning our Montayne debacle into a commercial advantage
谈到利润，我赞成乔丹女士关于把蒙太尼的祸事变为好事的想法。

disaster是什么意思：
n. 灾难，不幸；彻底的失败

to meet with disaster; to suffer disaster; to smart for
遭殃

Knowledge of the disaster soon spread.
灾难的消息很快传开了。

Let's forget the disaster.
让我们不要再把那场灾难放在心上了。

Our plan ended in disaster.
我们的计划以彻底失败告终。

The search for truth is a total disaster.
调查事实真相变成了完全的灾难。

mishap是什么意思：
n. 小意外；小灾难

He is very much grieved over this mishap.
他对这件不幸的事感到十分难过。

Much of the book is funny and honest about her mishaps at work and in love.
书的大半部分都在有趣而坦率地讲述她在工作及情场上的不顺遂。

Your claim shall be referred to the insurance company as the mishap occur after shipment.
您的索赔应提交保险公司，因为损失发生在装船之后。

A mishap prevented him from attending the routine meeting of the company.
他遇到一件不幸的事，使他不能来参加公司的例会。

I should like to know if Mr Fogg foresaw this mishap in his programme!
我现在倒很想知道福克先生对这件意外的事是不是也预先定在他的计划里了。