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Culture #108

ILR 2+ · Culture & religion · radio interview

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Question 1 of 5What is the interview about?
Question 2 of 5What does Rana find hardest?
Question 3 of 5Why does she say the writer's spirit can be lost?
Question 4 of 5Why do many beautiful novels stay untranslated?
Question 5 of 5Why does Rana keep translating despite low pay?
Vocabulary
التَّرْجَمَةُ الْأَدَبِيَّةُliterary translation
الْإِيقَاعrhythm
تَنْقُلَcarry across, convey
رُوحspirit
فِقْرَةparagraph
دُورُ النَّشْرِpublishers
جَوَائِزprizes
الْغِلَافthe cover