recently的用法：
recently 位于句末：
She put on weight recently. 她最近体重增加了。
There has been a drop in crime recently. 近来犯罪率有所降低。
I got a letter from her quite recently. 我就在最近还收到她的一封来信。
recently 位于句中(动词之前)
My pop recently retired from work. 我爸最近退休了。
He has recently been promoted. 他最近升职了。
I’ve only recently started learning French. 我只是最近才开始学法语的。
The club has recently appointed a caretaker manager. 俱乐部最近任命了一名临时代理经理。
recently 位于句首(尤其是为了引起兴趣或为了形成对比)
Recently I saw her very little. 最近我很少见到她。
Recently John has been doing his work quite regularly. 近来约翰工作一直很有规律。
Recently, he has been working on his master’s degree at the university. 最近，他在大学攻读硕士学位。
用于as recently as：
As recently as six months ago her name was almost unknown in Britain. 就在6个月前，她的名字在英国还几乎是无人知晓的。