《水经注·卷三十八》
湘水又往北流经白沙戍西边；又往北流，右边在东盯口汇合渭水。
湘水又北径白沙戍西，又北，右会东町口水也。
The Xiang River flows northward again, passing the west side of the Baisha garrison; it flows northward again and meets the Wei River at Dongding Port on the right.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 湘水又北径白沙戍西，又北，右会东町口水也。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST]
Completed English translation: The Xiang River flows northward again, passing the west side of the Baisha garrison; it flows northward again and meets the Wei River at Dongding Port on the right.
Step 1: Identify the main verb and its object. In this case, the main verb is "径" (to pass by) and its object is "白沙戍西" (the west side of the Baisha garrison).
Step 2: Identify the subject of the sentence. In this case, the subject is "湘水" (the Xiang River).
Step 3: Identify any modifiers or adverbs. In this case, the adverb "又" (again) is used twice to indicate that the Xiang River flows northward twice.
Step 4: Identify any prepositional phrases. In this case, the prepositional phrase "右会东町口水也" (on the right, meets the Wei River at Dongding Port) describes the location of the Xiang River's confluence with the Wei River.
Step 5: Put all the pieces together to form a complete English sentence. The final translation is: "The Xiang River flows northward again, passing the west side of the Baisha garrison; it flows northward again and meets the Wei River at Dongding Port on the right."</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 湘水又北径白沙戍西，又北，右会东町口水也。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: The Xiang River flows northward again, passing the west side of the Baisha garrison; it flows northward again and meets the Wei River at Dongding Port on the right.
Step 1: Identify the main verb and its object. In this case, the main verb is "径" (to pass by) and its object is "白沙戍西" (the west side of the Baisha garrison).
Step 2: Identify the subject of the sentence. In this case, the subject is "湘水" (the Xiang River).
Step 3: Identify any modifiers or adverbs. In this case, the adverb "又" (again) is used twice to indicate that the Xiang River flows northward twice.
Step 4: Identify any prepositional phrases. In this case, the prepositional phrase "右会东町口水也" (on the right, meets the Wei River at Dongding Port) describes the location of the Xiang River's confluence with the Wei River.
Step 5: Put all the pieces together to form a complete English sentence. The final translation is: "The Xiang River flows northward again, passing the west side of the Baisha garrison; it flows northward again and meets the Wei River at Dongding Port on the right."
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