Ultimately, MTL is a tool to help with translation. If the translator can use the machine's work to speed things up and smooth things over, then great. Unfortunately, I've seen novels translated by machine that were so goddamn horrendous it was almost impossible to understand.
That old man is really annoying the crap out of me. "I won't accept someone with a dark past back into the family." Moron, that's your daughter, you ain't got a choice.