lately是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为ad. 最近， 不久前，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mere messages in the earthly order of events had lately come to the English Crown and People, from a congress of British subjects in America: which, strange to relate, have proved more important to the human race than any communications yet received through any of the chickens of the Cock-lane brood.
-- It was again a summer day when, lately arrived in London from his college occupation, he turned into the quiet corner in 184 A tale of two citiesSoho, bent on seeking an opportunity of opening his mind to Doctor Manette.
-- But, in the composure of his manner he was unaltered, except that to the shrewd glance of Mr. Lorry it disclosed some shadowy indication that the old air of avoidance and dread had lately passed over him, like a cold wind.
在汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生的《安徒生童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He thought of the distress and agony he had endured, and praised from the very bottom of his heart the happy reality our own time which, with all its deficiencies, is yet much better than that in which, so much against his inclination, he had lately been.
-- Mr. Polly uttered not a syllable in reply, but swung to and fro with dignified condescension; while a pretty canary, as yellow as gold, that had lately been brought from his sunny fragrant home, began to sing aloud.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Petritsky, whom he liked, was implicated in the affair, and the other culprit was a capital fellow and first-rate comrade, who had lately joined the regiment, the young Prince Kedrov.
-- Come now, what treasure have yo been buying lately at the old curiosity shops?"
-- Two officers appeared at the entrance-door: one, a young fellow, with a feeble, delicate face, who had lately joined the regiment from the Corps of Pages; the other, a plump, elderly officer, with a bracelet on his wrist, and little eyes, lost in fat.
-- He thought no more of the shower spoiling the race course, but was rejoicing now that--thanks to the rain--he would be sure to find her at home and alone, as he knew that Alexey Alexandrovitch, who had lately returned from a foreign watering place, had not moved from Petersburg.
-- Only quite lately in regard to his relations with Anna, Vronsky had begun to feel that his code of principles did not fully cover all possible contingencies, and to foresee in the future difficulties and perplexities for which he could find no guiding clue.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 80 Crime and Punishment Chapter V f course, I've been meaning lately to go to Razumi-'Ohin's to ask for work, to ask him to get me lessons or something 芒聙娄' Raskolnikov thought, 'but what help can he be to me now?
-- It had lately been moved to new rooms on the fourth floor of a new house.
-- I have only lately learned it from a great-hearted man to whom I have given myself and with whom I am establishing a community.
-- 'We had a debate lately on the question: Has a member of the community the right to enter another member's room, whether man or woman, at any time 芒聙娄 and we decided that he has!'
-- One professor there, a scientific man of standing, lately dead, believed in the possibility of such treatment.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I lay in my basket, and my mother lay in her bed; but BetseyTrotwood Copperfield was for ever in the land of dreams andshadows, the tremendous region whence I had so lately travelled;and the light upon the window of our room shone out upon the 19earthly bourne of all such travellers, and the mound above theashes and the dust that once was he, without whom I had neverbeen.
-- 462CHAPTER XXXVDepressionAS soon as I could recover my presence of mind, which quitedeserted me in the first overpowering shock of my aunt'sintelligence, I proposed to Mr. Dick to come round to thechandler's shop, and take possession of the bed which Mr.Peggotty had lately vacated.
-- His papers were in a little confusion, inconsequence of Mr. Jack Maldon having lately proffered hisoccasional services as an amanuensis, and not being accustomed tothat occupation; but we should soon put right what was amiss, andgo on swimmingly.
-- The more my aunt looked at him, the more he reproached her; for,she had lately taken to spectacles, and for some inscrutable reasonhe considered the glasses personal.
-- I resorted humbly whither Agnes had commended me; I soughtout Nature, never sought in vain; and I admitted to my breast thehuman interest I had lately shrunk from.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Somebody had placed her, several years back, at Mrs. God-dard's school, and somebody had lately raised her from the condition of scholar to that of parlour-boarder.
-- But he is not the only gentleman you have been lately used to.
-- I was sure it could not be far off; but I had put my huswife upon it, you see, without being aware, and so it was quite hid, but I had it in my hand so very lately that I was almost sure it must be on the table.
-- This event had very lately taken place; too lately for any thing to be yet attempted by her less fortunate friend to-wards entering on her path of duty; though she had now reached the age which her own judgment had fixed on for beginning.
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