Unit 11 What have you been doing lately?

路遇旧时挚友。你忙问他,近来忙什么?

What have you been doing lately?

这位女演员不再演电影了。她说,近来她开始为自己缝制衣服:

Lately I've taken to making clothes by myself.

他取出一叠图纸来给你看,说,这是他的最新设计:

This is my latest design.

同事告诉你一些公司的内幕。他说,这是最新消息:

This is the latest news.

他回忆当时的情景。他说,不一会儿在哪儿就发生了爆炸:

An instant later, the explosion occurred there.

父亲问你什么时候能回来。你说,最迟十点钟回来:

I'll be back at the latest by ten.

老师布置了作业,又说,最迟星期五完成:

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

你说择业问题现在困难很大。父亲又说,迟早你也得面对:

Sooner or later you'll have to face it.

注:

late 迟,晚;(一段时间)靠后一段;最新,最近‘前…,已故…
成语有:till late 直到很晚;of late 近来

later 以后的,较后的,后期的;后来,较晚的时候
成语有:later on 将来,以后,过些时候;后来,过了些时候;sooner or later 迟早

latter 较后的,后面的,后者(加the)

latest (late 的最高级) 最新的,最近的

lately 近来,最近