想翻這句
"直到他來之後，這棟老房子才開始有人住"
我翻是這樣
It was not until he came that the old house has people lived.
請問這樣翻洽當嗎？
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It was not until he came over that there is someone living in the house.or, Nobody lived in the house before he came.你的原句the house has people lived沒人這樣寫才對

感激不盡 難怪一直覺得怪怪的..

or, Not until he came over did someone live in the old house.

你的原句本身意思模糊，若沒有前後文搭配，單獨這句子有多種解讀:1. "他"就是新住戶 (我讀了那句後的第一印象）2. 他不是住戶，但是新住戶（的入住）和他有關。比如他是新的管理人員之類的/他整修了這房子/...(從這又可以衍生出多種相關解讀)http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/come_1找come over phrasal verb 及(come around)-> 他來這拜訪/晃了一下 （接著離開) 之後..[?]..這老房子有人住....這... 這期間發生了什麼事情[?]，能夠讓別人住進這老房子...這....換句話說，「他來之後」...到底是怎樣的「來」？我們(中文)日常溝通可以用"來"來表達很多意思，但是這都是在有確實的context的情況/情境下，換句話說對話的雙方都已經知道"來"指的是什麼--這情況才有所謂的"恰當"翻譯這就是用「單獨一句」學英文所產生的問題，不管你如何的「翻」都不會「恰當」，因為"source"本身有問題/意思模糊/不確定/....

It was not until he moved in was the house occupied.The old house was not occupied until he moved in.