How many pages?

[Koen G]

I don't think this can be expressed in a number of pages alone. A better way to put it is that the ideal method combines repeatability and scalability. If those requirements are met, even a single sentence is sufficient.

- Can the translator explain his system in a way that someone else can use it? If not, this probably means that there is too much interpretation going on. Many proposed translations fail this step.
- Can someone who has not read your translation obtain a similar result by using your method on the same sentence? Almost all proposed translations I can think of fail this step.
- Finally, can an independent researcher use your method to translate a different sentence from the same page? This has never happened so far.

So you see, it is not a matter of quantity. If one's system is flexible enough, it will be possible to "translate" many pages, but nobody will pay much attention to this creative writing exercise. However, if your method is independently repeatable and scalable, presenting a single sentence is enough.