想翻这句
"直到他来之后，这栋老房子才开始有人住"
我翻是这样
It was not until he came that the old house has people lived.
请问这样翻洽当吗？
谢谢

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没人这样写才对

感激不尽 难怪一直觉得怪怪的..

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

你的原句本身意思模糊，若没有前后文搭配，单独这句子有多种解读:1. "他"就是新住户 (我读了那句后的第一印象）2. 他不是住户，但是新住户（的入住）和他有关。比如他是新的管理人员之类的/他整修了这房子/...(从这又可以衍生出多种相关解读)http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/come_1找come over phrasal verb 及(come around)-> 他来这拜访/晃了一下 （接着离开) 之后..[?]..这老房子有人住....这... 这期间发生了什么事情[?]，能够让别人住进这老房子...这....换句话说，“他来之后”...到底是怎样的“来”？我们(中文)日常沟通可以用"来"来表达很多意思，但是这都是在有确实的context的情况/情境下，换句话说对话的双方都已经知道"来"指的是什么--这情况才有所谓的"恰当"翻译这就是用“单独一句”学英文所产生的问题，不管你如何的“翻”都不会“恰当”，因为"source"本身有问题/意思模糊/不确定/....

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