Unit 11 What have you been doing lately?

路遇舊時(shí)摯友。你忙問他,近來忙什么?

What have you been doing lately?

這位女演員不再演電影了。她說,近來她開始為自己縫制衣服:

Lately I've taken to making clothes by myself.

他取出一疊圖紙來給你看,說,這是他的最新設(shè)計(jì):

This is my latest design.

同事告訴你一些公司的內(nèi)幕。他說,這是最新消息:

This is the latest news.

他回憶當(dāng)時(shí)的情景。他說,不一會(huì)兒在哪兒就發(fā)生了爆炸:

An instant later, the explosion occurred there.

父親問你什么時(shí)候能回來。你說,最遲十點(diǎn)鐘回來:

I'll be back at the latest by ten.

老師布置了作業(yè),又說,最遲星期五完成:

You'll have to finish it on Friday at the latest.

你說擇業(yè)問題現(xiàn)在困難很大。父親又說,遲早你也得面對(duì):

Sooner or later you'll have to face it.

注:

late 遲,晚;(一段時(shí)間)靠后一段;最新,最近‘前…,已故…
成語(yǔ)有:till late 直到很晚;of late 近來

later 以后的,較后的,后期的;后來,較晚的時(shí)候
成語(yǔ)有:later on 將來,以后,過些時(shí)候;后來,過了些時(shí)候;sooner or later 遲早

latter 較后的,后面的,后者(加the)

latest (late 的最高級(jí)) 最新的,最近的

lately 近來,最近