前一段时间用英语怎么说

"前一段时间" 用英语可以表示为 "recently" 或 "lately"。

"Recently" 来源于中世纪拉丁语 "recentem"，意思为 "新近的"。例句：

I've been feeling a bit under the weather recently. (最近我有点不舒服。)
Recently, there have been a lot of changes in my life. (最近我的生活发生了很多变化。)

"Lately" 也来源于中世纪拉丁语 "late"，意思为 "近来"。例句：

I haven't seen you in a while. How have you been lately? (我已经有一段时间没见到你了。最近怎么样？)
Lately, I've been thinking about going back to school. (近来，我一直在考虑重新上学。)