(1) last用于表示昨天夜里,上周,上月,去年等,不用the。
- I saw Linda only last week.
我上周还看到琳达。 - Were you at the meeting last Wednesday afternoon?
你上周三下午在开会吗?
(2) the last,the past可用来表示持续到目前的一段时间。作状语时,可用现在完成时或现在完成进行时。
- I've had flu for the last/past week.(=during the seven days up to today)
我患感冒有一个星期了。 - The last year has been difficult. (=the twelve months up to now)
过去这一年很困难。 - Our hens have not been laying well during the past month.
我们的母鸡过去这一个月里产蛋不多。
(3) 在有past的时间短语前有the时,past置名词前;无the时,置名词后。
- For some time past I have known that.
我知道那件事有一段时间了。 - Yes, Doctor, I've not been feeling very well for the past few days/for few days past .
是的,大夫,过去几天我一直感觉不好。
(4) the last可用来指一系列中的最后一个,与“现在”无关。
- In the last week of the holiday a strange thing happened.
假期的最后一周发生了一件奇怪的事。 - That was the last Christmas that I spent at home.
那是我在家过的最后一个圣诞节。