Read the passage from "How Books Can Open Your Mind." So if you know a foreign language, it's also fun to read your favorite books in two languages. [The Way of Chuang Tzu by Thomas Merton; Tao: The Watercourse Way by Alan Watts] Instead of lost in translation, I found there is much to gain. For example, it's through translation that I realized "happiness" in Chinese literally means "fast joy." Huh! "Bride" in Chinese literally means "new mother." Uh-oh. (Laughter) Which best states the central idea of this passage? How Books Can Open Your Mind O Books the author read were more understandable in English than in Chinese โ Translated books the author read only made her more confused about the Chinese language. Jury โ Translated books that the author read revealed to her how different cultures express ideas. โ Translated books the author read did not quite capture the complete meaning of the original language. โ