在最近几年里英文

nowadaysin these yearsin the past yearsat present很多……就看你要怎么说了

英语:in the last couple of year.翻译:在过去的两三年里.

there are lots of big changes occurred in my hometown over the past years. 主动语态my hometown has been changed largely over the past years. 被动语态

这个短语中应该是years，译文是: 在最近几年

in recent years用将来时态

in the last /past few years 用现在完成时

In the last few years, tremendous changes have taken place in my hometown.(主动)In the last few years, marvelous developments have been achieved in my hometown.(被动)