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[114]. Passage:

Translation is not a mechanical swapping of words; it is a decision about what to keep, what to lose and what to explain. A proverb, a joke or a kinship term may have no exact equivalent, so the translator must choose between literal accuracy and living sense. Good translation thus reads like original writing, yet carries the strangeness of another world. Readers who compare translations learn that language is not a transparent window, but a lens that shapes what can be seen. On the passage about translation, what is its central argument?

1.
It argues only for more funding without any change
2.
It argues the subject should be abandoned
3.
lens not window
4.
It argues only experts should decide
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : lens not window

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Detailed Solution

सही उत्तर lens not window है।

Key Points

The passage centres on lens not window.

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[114]. Passage:

Translation is not a mechanical swapping of words; it is a decision about what to keep, what to lose and what to explain. A proverb, a joke or a kinship term may have no exact equivalent, so the translator must choose between literal accuracy and living sense. Good translation thus reads like original writing, yet carries the strangeness of another world. Readers who compare translations learn that language is not a transparent window, but a lens that shapes what can be seen. On the passage about translation, what is its central argument?

1.
It argues only for more funding without any change
2.
It argues the subject should be abandoned
3.
lens not window
4.
It argues only experts should decide

Correct Answer: lens not window

The passage centres on lens not window.

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