离最近的酒吧有长长的5英里的路程。It was five long miles to the nearest pub.最近的一场雨把瀑布搅成了泥水漩涡。The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool.673家私人高尔夫俱乐部参与了最近的研究。673 private golf clubs took part in a recent study....

“最近的”的英语可以翻译为：current，down to date，[经] fresh，late，later-day ...