I agree that "soon" should be used instead of "recently". The mistake is
due to a mis-transference from one language to another. The literal Chinese
translation for "recently" means a period of time close to the present, in
either direction, that is, a period of time in the past close to the
present or a period of time in the near future. "Recently" in English,
however, has a much narrower meaning.
I am not sure if the same mistake appears in some textbooks in China but if
anyone makes the mistake, I think it is due to the mis-transference from
one language to another.
在 2013年8月1日星期四，Jerry McAllister 写道：
> On Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 01:16:24PM -0400, Xiaofeng Zhao wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Just a language pointer on a very popular English mistake.
> In fact, I have been told that this error is in some textbooks
> in China.
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > We have a plan to go out for shooting Milky Way and star trails recently.
> ^^^^^^^^
> > Currently we have two persons. If you have interest and like to join us,
> > please reply to me via email.
>
> "recently" is the wrong word here. Recently refers to something that
> has already happened in the past. I think you want to use either "soon"
> or possibly "in the near future" instead.
>
> Have fun. I am guessing you mean taking pictures and not traveling to
> the Milky Way... ;-)
>
> ////jerry
>
> >
> > Thanks.
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