I couldn't stand his suffering or seeing him lying there like a vegetable-not any longer-a man of his vitality . 我不忍心看他遭罪，看他象根蔬菜一样躺在那里，不久前他可是个精力充沛的人。
" recent " describes events that occurred a short time ago , but which may now have finished , or things which no longer exist “近来”指不久前发生的事，可能现已结束，也可指不复存在的事物。
Even for the most recent destructive earthquakes in the world there has been a lamentable lack of measured ground acceleration data . 即使不久前世界上发生的大地震，也十分遗憾地没有测到地面加速度数据。
"i remember a recent experience," her husband said, "when you were not only better than a man, you were better than this doctor. " “我还记得不久前的经历，”丈夫搭了腔，“你不仅比男人强，而且比这位医生也强。”
The other day i saw a squirrel in my garden 不久前，我在花园里看到了一只松鼠。
I developed selpg for a customer some time ago 不久前我为一位客户开发了selpg 。
Our father died a little while ago in montana 我们的父亲在不久前在蒙大拿去世了
Soon i ' ll have no place to hang my hat 再过不久前鲁克林我连落脚的地方都没有了！
The tea is hot ; he may have been here before 茶还热着，不久前他很可能在这里。
Not long age he suggested a practical plan 不久前他提出了一个切实可行的计划。
