Question

翻译句子，英语高手请进

后来，作者从他邻居那里得知乞丐的事情，发现他的名字叫Percy Bustons，并且他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次。（这是原文）
我是这样翻译的：
Later,the writer knew the begger's event from his neighbour ,finding his name was Percy Bustons and he always call at every house once a month in this street.
(不过感觉怪怪的，望高人指点迷津）

Answer 1

这是新概念第六课上面的原文，作者是这么写的Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month。
你的句子的话，我帮你稍微改动一下，Later, the writer learned from his neighbours that the begger‘s name was Percy Bustons and he always called at every house once a month in this street.

有不会的再问我O(∩_∩)O哈！

追问

呵呵，你真厉害，确实是新概念英语2第六课上的，但你能否帮我看一下复合句错在哪里，谢了～

追答

1.得知用learn sth from sb，中文是乞丐的事情，翻译直接something about him就行了，没必要event，那是事件、活动
2.neighbours比较好，邻居们
3.finding 后面从句加that
4.用过去式called，因为由found引导要用过去式
5.in the street 就行了，没必要this直译

其中呢2和5算是比较细了，第1和4是硬伤~

Answer 2

后来，作者从他邻居那里得知乞丐的事情，发现他的名字叫Percy Bustons，并且他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次。
Later, the author from his neighbors that beggars things, found that his name is Percy Bustons, and his monthly every house in the street once.
希望对你有所帮助！

Answer 3

later, the auther knew something of the begger from his neighbour, and got his name was Percy Bustons who always called at every house once a month in this street.
光顾在文中是什么意思？偷盗，要饭，拜访，还是其他的什么意思？楼主翻译成call at ，是照顾了上下文意思吗？

Answer 4

Later,the author knew about the begger from his neighbour ,realized that his name was Percy Bustons and he called at every family once a month in this street.

Answer 5

Later, the author learnt from his neighbours about the begger that his name was Percy Bustons, and he paid a monthly visit to each house in the street.