Based on the texts, how would the translator in Text 2 most likely respond to the critic's argument?

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Text 1
A critic argues that translated novels lose the music of their original language and are therefore lesser works than the originals.

Text 2
A translator accepts that the original's sound cannot be carried across, but argues that a translation is a new work in its own language, to be judged by its own music rather than by what it could not bring with it.

Accepted Answer

A. By granting the loss the critic describes while denying that it makes the translation a lesser work.. Text 2 'accepts' the loss of sound and then rejects the conclusion, proposing a different standard of judgement.

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B. By claiming that nothing is lost in translation. — Text 2 explicitly accepts that the original's sound is lost.

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C. By agreeing that translations are inferior to their originals. — Text 2 argues against the 'lesser work' verdict.

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D. By arguing that novels should not be translated at all. — The translator defends translation as new work.

Craft and Structure practice question

Answer: A. By granting the loss the critic describes while denying that it makes the translation a lesser work.

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