汉译英常见错误 | 你们上课一定不要迟到

[译] 你们上课一定不要迟到。
[误] It is imperative that you are not late for class.

[正] It is imperative that you should not be late for class.
[注] 在It is imperative that...(有必要……)的句型中,that从句中的谓语动词必须用虚拟语气,即“should+动词原形”。