ad. 近来, 最近

• late即可做形容词又可作副词；而lately则意为"最近的"，如： I haven't seen her lately.
  
  ［误］ Yesterday I went home lately.
  
  ［正］ Yesterday I went home late.
  
  ［析］ late即可做形容词又可作副词；而lately则意为"最近的"，如： I haven't seen her lately.
  

hard/hardly/late/lately/recently/short/shortly/near/nearly/deep/deeply/high/highly/wide/widely/most/mostly/timely/homely
记忆：
1. hard [ hB:d ] adj. 硬的, 坚固的, 困难的, 艰苦的 adv. 努力地, 辛苦地 Don’t be so hard on us, please! 请不要对我们那么凶！ 格言：The first step is the hardest.万事开头难。
2. hardly [ 5hB:dli ] adv. 几乎不 I could hardly believe my eyes!我几乎不能相信我的眼睛！
3. late [ leit ] adj. 迟的, 晚(期)的, 已故的 adv. 晚, 迟 It’s better to be late than never.迟做总比不做好。
4. lately [ 5leitli ] adv. 近来, 最近 I don’t feel quite myself lately.我近来感到不舒服。
5. recently [5ri:sEntlI] adv. 最近 I have heard from him recently. 我最近收到过他的来信。
6. short [ FC:t] adj. 短的, 矮的, 不足的 A country short of natural resources must try to develop human resources.一个缺乏自然资源的国家一定要设法开发其人力资源。
7. shortly [ 5FC:tli ] adv. 立刻, 不久, 简略地 Shortly after he joined the army, the army was transferred to Iraq.他参军后下久，部队就被调到了伊拉克。
8. near [ niE] adj. 亲近的, 亲密的, 近 adv. 近, 不远 prep. 在...近旁, 近... I suppose big changes will happen in the near future.我想不久的将来就会有很大的变化。
9. nearly [ 5niEli] adv. 几乎 You nearly scared me to death!你差一点把我给吓死了！
10. deep [ di:p ] adj. 深的, 低沉的(声音) adv. 深 He said that in a deep voice.他声音低沉地说了那番话。
11. deeply [ 5di:pli] adv. 深深地 He couldn’t accept the sudden death of his deeply loved daughter.他难以接受他心爱女儿突然夭折的事实。
12. high [ hai ] adj. 高的 adv. 高 Don’t climb so high in the tree, I warn you!别在树上爬那么高，我警告你！
13. highly [ 5haili ] adv. 高度地, 非常 Mr. Yuan Longping was highly honored internationally.袁隆平先生在国际上享有很高声誉。
14. wide [ waid ] adj. 宽的, 广阔的 adv. 广阔地 Standing by the window of our room, you will have a wide view of the city.站在我们的窗口边上，你会看到这座城市很远的地方。
15. widely [5waIdlI] adv. 广泛地, 普遍地 The idea of equality has been widely accepted.人们广泛地接受了质量的观念。
16. most [ mEust ] adj. 最多的, 多数的, 大部分的 adv. 最, 最多, 很 Most of the students come from the poor countryside.多数学生来自贫穷的乡村。
17. mostly [ 5mEustli ] adv. 主要地, 大部分, 通常 The students come mostly from the poor countryside.多数学生来自贫穷的乡村。
18. timely [5taImlI] adj. 及时的, 适时的 Thanks to his timely help, an accident has been avoided.由于他及时的帮助，一场车祸避免了。
19. homely [ 5hEumli ] adj. 家常的 Nothing. Just a homely meal for you.没有什么。只是让你吃一顿家常便饭。
另类阅读：
Lately a short boy named Liping came to our class. He worked very hard and even deep into the night. He hardly had any time for chatting. He was often deeply absorbed in his work. He got high marks in the latest exam. Nearly all the teachers thought highly of him and shortly he was widely accepted in our class.