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An ideal translation achieves a balance between which two elements?

A. Accuracy and readability
B. Passion and logic
C. Originality and interpretation
D. Facts and evidence

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Accuracy and readability


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Translation is not about producing a text; it's about bringing it to speakers of another language. So it needs to be faithful to the original (accurate) and also possible to read in the language into which the translation is made (readability): answer A.
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