汉译英常见错误 | 赶快,餐厅一刻钟后就关门了

[译] 服务员不断向顾客们喊叫:“赶快,餐厅一刻钟后就关门了。”
[误] The waiter kept shouting to the customers, “Hurry up, the restaurant will be closed in fifteen minutes”.

[正] The waiter kept shouting to the customers, “Hurry up, the restaurant will close in fifteen minutes.”
[注] close(或open)尽管是人的行为,但习惯上用主动。例如:The store closes at 5 p.m. 这店下午5点关门。