1. The most recent survey, conducted last year, showed that only 46% were in favor.
    去年进行的最新调查表明，赞成者只占46%。

2. He is my recent acquaintance.
    他是我的新朋友。

3. Here we are, all by ourselves, all 22 million of us by recent count, alone in our rooms, some of us liking it that way and some of us not.
    事实如此，我们孤独无伴地生活着。据最近的统计，共有2,200万人独自生活在自己的屋里。其中有些人喜欢这种生活，有些却不是。

4. A recent article in a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress,
    例如，最近一家周报刊登了一篇文章，文章上方有一幅引人注目的插图，是一位表情沮丧的女子。

5. A recent survey of the effects of noise revealed (surprisingly?) that dogs barking incessantly in the night rated the highest form of noise pollution on a scale ranging from 1 to 7.
    最近一个有关噪音的作用的调查（令人吃惊地）指出，夜间连续不断的狗叫声，在一个从1级至7级刻度表上应列为最严重的噪间污染。

6. A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiance, John, runs a successful furniture business.
    最近的一个案例与简.巴特林有关，她的未婚夫约翰拥有一家生意兴隆家具店。

7. A third, a keen viewer of TV theatre, recognized a phrase in the poem which had been used as the title of a recent play.
    第三个学生是电视剧的热心观众，他记起了最近有一出剧就是用这首诗中的一句话作为剧名。

8. A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the most attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive for men.
    最新调查表明：美国男人认为苏珊是最有吸引力的女性名字，而女人则认为里查德和戴维是男人中最有吸引力的名字。

9. At 5 A.M. on a recent morning, we caught up with Mr. Torres at a subway stop in Brooklyn, New York, near where he lives in a third-floor apartment (without an elevator).
    最近，有一天早晨5点钟，我们看到多里斯先生来到了纽约布鲁克林的一个地铁站；此处靠近他的住所：没有电梯的三层楼上的一套公寓。

10. A recent study reports that depression in college roommates is often passed from one person to another.
    根据最近的研究，大学生室友的忧郁症往往会从一个人传给另一个人。