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[116]. 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. In the passage on translation, the word 'lens' is used most nearly to mean

1.
shaping lens
2.
The opposite of the passage's sense
3.
A purely technical term
4.
A place name
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : shaping lens

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Detailed Solution

सही उत्तर shaping lens है।

Key Points

In context, 'lens' conveys shaping lens.

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[116]. 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. In the passage on translation, the word 'lens' is used most nearly to mean

1.
shaping lens
2.
The opposite of the passage's sense
3.
A purely technical term
4.
A place name

Correct Answer: shaping lens

In context, 'lens' conveys shaping lens.

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