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recently与lately的区别?

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recently与lately的区别?
两者均可表示“最近”、“近来”,区别如下:
1.按传统语法:lately 通常用于否定句或疑问句,recently 通常用于肯定句.但在现代英语中 recently 也经常用于否定句或疑问句,而 lately 也经常用于肯定句(尤其是在美国英语中以及与 only,much,a lot 等连用时).
2.从使用的时态来看:两者都经常与完成时态连用,也可与一般过去时连用(但此时用 recently 比用 lately 更经常).
如:He’s only lately [recently] begun working here.他只是近来才开始在这里工作.  I haven’t been sleeping well recently [lately].我最近一直未睡好.  His visits used to be rare,but lately [recently] he has been here quite a lot.他过去很少来(拜访),但现在却来得很经常.
I have seen a lot of her lately [recently].我最近经常见到她.  Did she have a party recently?她最近举办过聚会吗?
注:两者通常都不用于将来.如:
最近我们要去巴黎.
误:We will go to Paris lately [recently].  正:We will go to Paris soon.
另外,lately 有时还可与一般现在时连用,指现在的习惯(但是recently 一般不这样用).如: He doesn’t like watching TV lately.他近来不喜欢看电视.  We used to visit London once a week,but lately we go there twice a week.
我们过去总是每周去一次伦敦,但最近我们每周去两次.