Translation - Test 3

C2 Proficiency · Open Cloze · Cambridge English Proficiency 2, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

In today's globalised world, the role the translator plays is, (0) ___ a doubt, crucial. Each and (1) ___ time translators set to work they have a heavy responsibility to communicate as accurately as possible. A poor translation might merely cause amusement, but at (2) ___ , the consequences could sometimes be extremely serious. There are a great many problems encountered in the translation process, some deriving (3) ___ the grammatical differences between languages and others caused by idioms, not to mention highly specific cultural references that some argue, with good (4) ___ , perhaps, cannot be successfully translated. It (5) ___ without saying that translators should have a well-developed sensitivity to their mother tongue and the second language they work with. But whereas once they needed little (6) ___ than exceptional linguistic skills, translators nowadays may require specialist knowledge of areas such as medicine, law or technology. One factor they consider is how the translation sounds. Here, they may make (7) ___ of strategies such as reading their translation aloud, thereby ensuring that words are not put in a sentence if, (8) ___ individually accurate and appropriate, together they sound harsh or unpleasant.

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