OG 12-48求助

doudouzhu

48.    In 1713, Alexander Pope began his translation of the
Iliad, a work that, taking him seven years until
completion, and that literary critic Samuel Johnson-
Pope's contemporary, pronounced the greatest
translation in any language.

(A)    his translation of the Iliad, a work that, taking
him seven years until completion, and that
literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope's
contemporary, pronounced
(B)    his translation of the Iliad, a work that took him
seven years to complete and that literary critic
Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary,
pronounced
(0   his translation of the Iliad, a work that had taken
seven years to complete and that literary critic
Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary,
pronounced it as
(D)    translating the Iliad, a work that took seven
years until completion and that literary critic
Samuel Johnson, Pope's contemporary,
pronounced it as
(E)    translating the Iliad, a work that had taken seven
years to complete and literary critic Samuel
Johnson, Pope's contemporary, pronounced it
我的问题是，为什么这里不能选E或D 的translating the Iliad.
谢谢大家，在此并祝童鞋们新年快乐，考试过7.

doudouzhu

明白了，非常感谢！

zzlw89

OG里的解释是这么说的，如果用translating the Iliad, 后面的work就指代了Iliad，而不是句意上的“翻译”这一工作。不知道这么解释可以吗？