《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪三十》
把严挺之贬为州刺史，王元琰流放到岭南。
严挺之贬洺州刺史，王元琰流岭南。
Yan Tingzhi was demoted to the governor of the prefecture, and Wang Yuanyan was exiled to Lingnan.
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 严挺之贬洺州刺史，王元琰流岭南。, document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]
Initial step: Identify the name of an official and its associated verb.
Following steps: Translate the name with its corresponding official title, and then translate the verb describing his fate.
English rendition: Yan Tingzhi was demoted to the governor of the prefecture, and Wang Yuanyan was exiled to Lingnan.</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 严挺之贬洺州刺史，王元琰流岭南。, document the translation approach to render an English version.
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Initial step: Identify the name of an official and its associated verb.
Following steps: Translate the name with its corresponding official title, and then translate the verb describing his fate.
English rendition: Yan Tingzhi was demoted to the governor of the prefecture, and Wang Yuanyan was exiled to Lingnan.
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