PrepTest 153, Section 1, Question 6
Most writings on the subject of motion pictures,(421 more words not shown)
Suppose that a Russian company(47 more words not shown)
- AThe company should(21 more words not shown)
- BThe company should(20 more words not shown)
- CThe film should(15 more words not shown)
- DThe version of(10 more words not shown)
- EThe film should(15 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We need to make an Italian-language movie accessible to Russian-speaking viewers while interfering with it as little as possible. The discussion of translation gives us a useful comparison: bad subtitles can distort a film, but dubbing is described as an even more profound intervention.
What we’re looking for
So careful, faithful subtitles are the strongest prediction. The practical need to translate doesn't justify changing the story or inventing a new viewing procedure.
Working the answers
- A
Faithfully translating the title fits the concern about invented titles. But the author never proposes explanatory material for people who don't know the original language. A combines a reasonable first step with a recommendation we can't attribute to the author.
- B
Letting Italian-speaking critics see it first doesn't solve the problem of how Russian-speaking audiences will experience it. The author never recommends this order of release.
- CCorrect
Faithful subtitles address the language barrier while avoiding the errors and censorship the author criticizes. They also avoid replacing the spoken performance through dubbing, which the text calls a more profound intervention. This is the available recommendation most consistent with preserving the original work.
- D
Simply excluding subtitles doesn't supply a faithful way for these viewers to understand the Italian dialogue. If the alternative is dubbing, the author explicitly considers that more intrusive. The text doesn't condemn every possible use of subtitles.
- E
Calling the restructuring “very cautious” doesn't change what it is. Reediting to make a film more understandable is one of the author's examples of damaging intervention. This repeats that practice instead of addressing the concern.
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