《汉书·传·何武王嘉师丹传》
为人后者为人子，因此为所继承的人服三年重孝，反而减少父母的孝期为一周年，这是明确尊奉本祖而重视正统啊。
为人后者为之子，故为所后服斩衰三年，而降其父母期，明尊本祖而重正统也。
The latter person is the son, so the person who is succeeded shall observe three years of mourning, but a year less than the mourning period for the parents, so as to make clear the respect for the ancestor and the importance of orthodoxy.
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 为人后者为之子，故为所后服斩衰三年，而降其父母期，明尊本祖而重正统也。, document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]
Initial step: Identify the grammatical structure and key words of the sentence.
Following steps: Break down the sentence into smaller units and translate each unit separately.
English rendition: The latter person is the son, so the person who is succeeded shall observe three years of mourning, but a year less than the mourning period for the parents, so as to make clear the respect for the ancestor and the importance of orthodoxy.</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 为人后者为之子，故为所后服斩衰三年，而降其父母期，明尊本祖而重正统也。, document the translation approach to render an English version.
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Initial step: Identify the grammatical structure and key words of the sentence.
Following steps: Break down the sentence into smaller units and translate each unit separately.
English rendition: The latter person is the son, so the person who is succeeded shall observe three years of mourning, but a year less than the mourning period for the parents, so as to make clear the respect for the ancestor and the importance of orthodoxy.
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