Complex sentence: Shelton renders some Spanish idioms into English so literally that they sound nonsensical when translated--as an example he always translates the word "dedos" as "fingers", not realizing that "dedos" can also mean "inches".
Split into simpler sentences: Shelton renders some Spanish idioms into English so literally that they sound nonsensical when translated. As an example Shelton always translates the word "dedos" as "fingers", not realizing that "dedos" can also mean "inches".