《太平广记·卷四百二十四·龙七》
于是她就把它们送到江边去了。本来无意让它们回报什么。
遂送于江次，固无意望报也。
So she took them to the river and released them, intending to ask nothing of them in return.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 遂送于江次，固无意望报也。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]

**Step 1: Identify the individual characters and their meanings:**

* 遂 (suì): then, thereupon
* 送 (sòng): to send, to escort
* 于 (yú): at, to
* 江 (jiāng): river
* 次 (cì): bank, shore
* 固 (gù): originally, naturally
* 无 (wú): not, without
* 意 (yì): idea, intention
* 望 (wàng): to expect, to hope for
* 报 (bào): to repay, to return a favor

**Step 2: Understand the sentence structure and grammar:**

* Subject: she (implied)
* Verb: 送 (sòng)
* Object: 于江次 (yú jiāng cì)
* Adverbial phrase: 固无意望报也 (gù wú yì wàng bào yě)

**Step 3: Translate the sentence into Modern Chinese:**

她于是将它们送到了江边，原本没有要它们报答的意思。

**Step 4: Translate the Modern Chinese into English:**

So she took them to the river and released them, intending to ask nothing of them in return.

**Final English translation:**

So she took them to the river and released them, intending to ask nothing of them in return.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 遂送于江次，固无意望报也。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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**Step 1: Identify the individual characters and their meanings:**

* 遂 (suì): then, thereupon
* 送 (sòng): to send, to escort
* 于 (yú): at, to
* 江 (jiāng): river
* 次 (cì): bank, shore
* 固 (gù): originally, naturally
* 无 (wú): not, without
* 意 (yì): idea, intention
* 望 (wàng): to expect, to hope for
* 报 (bào): to repay, to return a favor

**Step 2: Understand the sentence structure and grammar:**

* Subject: she (implied)
* Verb: 送 (sòng)
* Object: 于江次 (yú jiāng cì)
* Adverbial phrase: 固无意望报也 (gù wú yì wàng bào yě)

**Step 3: Translate the sentence into Modern Chinese:**

她于是将它们送到了江边，原本没有要它们报答的意思。

**Step 4: Translate the Modern Chinese into English:**

So she took them to the river and released them, intending to ask nothing of them in return.

**Final English translation:**

So she took them to the river and released them, intending to ask nothing of them in return.
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