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1 " A satisfactory translation is not always possible, but a good translator is never satisfied with it. It can usually be improved. (Newmark) "
― , A Textbook of Translation (Skills)
2 " There is no such thing as a perfect, ideal, or 'correct' translation. A translator is always trying to extend his knowledge and improve his means of expression; he is always pursuing facts and words. "
3 " Translation is a two-edged instrument: it has the special purpose of demonstrating the learner's knowledge of the foreign language, either as a form of control or to exercise his intelligence in order to develop his competence. "
4 " Translation is like love; I do not know what it is but I think I know what it is not. "