《魏书·列传·卷六十五》
秦朝统一海内，钱重半两。
秦兼海内，钱重半两。
The Qin Dynasty unified the country, and coins weighed half a liang.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 秦兼海内，钱重半两。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST]
Completed English translation: The Qin Dynasty unified the country, and coins weighed half a liang.
Step 1: Identify the subject and verb. In this case, the subject is "秦" (the Qin Dynasty) and the verb is "兼" (to unify).
Step 2: Determine the object of the verb. In this case, the object is "海内" (the country).
Step 3: Translate the rest of the sentence. In this case, "钱重半两" means "coins weighed half a liang".
Step 4: Put the sentence together. The final translation is "The Qin Dynasty unified the country, and coins weighed half a liang."</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 秦兼海内，钱重半两。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: The Qin Dynasty unified the country, and coins weighed half a liang.
Step 1: Identify the subject and verb. In this case, the subject is "秦" (the Qin Dynasty) and the verb is "兼" (to unify).
Step 2: Determine the object of the verb. In this case, the object is "海内" (the country).
Step 3: Translate the rest of the sentence. In this case, "钱重半两" means "coins weighed half a liang".
Step 4: Put the sentence together. The final translation is "The Qin Dynasty unified the country, and coins weighed half a liang."
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