《太平广记·卷二百五十七·嘲诮五》
既然听不到这支曲子，他便把乐手们叫到跟前斥道：你们虽然是山民，可也该听说过大梁朝的音乐吧？
既不获之，呼伶人前曰：汝虽是山民，亦合闻大朝音律乎！
Since he could not hear the music, he called the musicians and scolded them: "Although you are mountain people, you should have heard of the music of the Great Liang Dynasty?"
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 既不获之，呼伶人前曰：汝虽是山民，亦合闻大朝音律乎！, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST] Completed English translation: Since he could not hear the music, he called the musicians and scolded them: "Although you are mountain people, you should have heard of the music of the Great Liang Dynasty?", Step 1: Translate 既不获之 as "since he could not hear the music" - 既 means "already", 不获 means "not achieve", 之 means "it". Step 2: Translate 呼伶人前 as "he called the musicians and scolded them" - 呼 means "call", 伶人 means "musicians", 前 can also mean "to scold" in this context. Step 3: Translate 汝虽是山民 as "Although you are mountain people" - 汝 means "you", 虽 is a conditional particle means "although", 是 means "are", 山民 means "mountain people". Step 4: Translate 亦合闻大朝音律乎 as "you should have heard of the music of the Great Liang Dynasty" - 亦 can also means "although", 合 means "should", 闻 means "hear", 大朝 means "Great Liang Dynasty", 音律 means "music".</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 既不获之，呼伶人前曰：汝虽是山民，亦合闻大朝音律乎！, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: Since he could not hear the music, he called the musicians and scolded them: "Although you are mountain people, you should have heard of the music of the Great Liang Dynasty?", Step 1: Translate 既不获之 as "since he could not hear the music" - 既 means "already", 不获 means "not achieve", 之 means "it". Step 2: Translate 呼伶人前 as "he called the musicians and scolded them" - 呼 means "call", 伶人 means "musicians", 前 can also mean "to scold" in this context. Step 3: Translate 汝虽是山民 as "Although you are mountain people" - 汝 means "you", 虽 is a conditional particle means "although", 是 means "are", 山民 means "mountain people". Step 4: Translate 亦合闻大朝音律乎 as "you should have heard of the music of the Great Liang Dynasty" - 亦 can also means "although", 合 means "should", 闻 means "hear", 大朝 means "Great Liang Dynasty", 音律 means "music".
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