求解 OG sc

saber0425

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.
?? (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
?? (C) 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
答案的中，a work 为什么不能指代 Alexander , Pope began translating the Iliad 这件事？
OG 答案D The appositive phrase a work … incorrectly refers to
the Iliad（逻辑思维）, not Pope’s translation.

xxu7

我刚刚想了半天这个题，希望能帮到你，
a work 指的是translation of the Iliad 这件事，
这句话是由一个主句（Alexander , Pope began his translation of the Iliad）和一个平行并列而成的同位语从句组成的（ a work that took him seven years to complete and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced the greatest translation in any language.）
a work 如果指代Alexander , Pope began translating the Iliad 那意思是一件事情开始要开始7年，这显然是不对的，另外beginning属于瞬间动词意思是不能延续的。Gmat语法里有说动词好于名词，比如这里translating，translation.我一开始也是这样选得D, 但是Gmat语义为王的原则，必须选择逻辑上个合理的，所以这里选择B。
不知道我说清楚没有

jiaoguitar

楼上的意思是，他开始翻译这个准备工作做了7年？然后这个准备工作又被称为最好的翻译？