Question

英语翻译。

在一栋楼房的大门牌上写道: “出入请关好门以防有人跟随! "

Please close the door in case followed by people!

我的翻译对吗?有没有更好的说法呢?

Answer 1

挺好的，但应该改一下，followed by people后面都应该改一下
Please close the door in case being followed by others

追问

你改的后面这段in case being followd by others , 如果写完整应该是: in case you are followed by others , 但是我看到有些书的表达是把主语跟谓语都省略了，剩下一个分词短词followed by others. 这样表达不行吗？

追答

行也行，但没有那个准确

Answer 2

“随手关门” 英语的通俗说法是 Close the door behind you，后面可以把你的翻译改为 in case being followed by an unidentified stranger（= in case you were followed by …）

追问

其实一开始我也想用being followed..... 但我看到有些书的表达能把being都去掉，用过去分词引导的短词来表达，这是什么呢?

追答

in case followed = in case you had been followed（已经被跟上了）

追问

其实我想用的是一般时，in case you are followed by ........ 如果把主语,谓语去掉,留下一个分词短语followed by .... 不行吗?

追答

in case 要求必须用虚拟语气，用一般时态成了真实语气了。

Answer 3

可以的，这样没有问题