What is most closely the central idea of the passage below (paragraph 54)?
Accents are a visible tang on people’s lips. Witnessing someone with an accent is like taking a sip of clear water only to find it tainted with something else. I startle and leap to attention. As I explore the strange taste, my brain puzzles itself trying to pinpoint exactly what it is and how I should respond. I dive into the unfamiliar contortions of the lips, trying to push my way to some intelligible meaning. Accented words pull against the gravity of my experience; like slime-glossed fish, they wriggle and leap out of my hands. Staring down at my fingers’ muddy residue, my only choice is to shrug and cast out my line again.
Answer choices for the above question
A. The author has a good grasp of figurative language.
B. The author stops trying to lipread if a person has an accent.
C. Accents are not challenging for the author to decipher.
D. Though the author tries very hard, if a person has an accent, she will not be able to read his or her lips.
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