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should I not be/shouldn'tI be(?)

核心问题

Shouldn't I be here when you get back, please do wait for me. 你回来时如果我不在,请务必等我。

请问上面的英文句子是否正确?

词典解答

上面的英文句子是错误的,因为在无连词条件从句里,not 必须放在主语之后:

  1. Should I not be here...

  2. Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I would not have believed it. (CGEL) 要不是我亲眼看到了它的话,我是不会相信的。

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