■ recently

1) 现在完成时，表示近一段时间内不确定的一个时间点。

• Have you seen Tome recently?你最近看见过汤姆吗？
• Recently, the money making potential of curry has been recognized by the big stores.最近，咖喱产生利润的潜力，得到了各大商店的承认。

2) 一般过去时，表示过去已经同现在没有直接关系的一个时间点。

• Until recently, the technology was reserved for the elite, including academic and government users.直到不久以前，这项技术只有精英阶层包括学术界和政府部门的用户才能使用。

3) 过去完成时，表示以过去某时间点为参照点再往前追溯最近一段时间内的某一时间点。

• He'd been suffering from prostate cancer and had recently undergone treatment in the United States.他患有前列腺癌，不久以前在美国接受过治疗。