《汉书·传·谷永杜邺传》
我听说上主可与他一起做善事而不能与他一起做恶事，下主可与他一起做恶事而不能与他一起做善事。
臣闻上主可与为善而不可与为恶，下主可与为恶而不可与为善。
I have heard that superiors can do good with him but not evil, while inferiors can do evil with him but not good.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 臣闻上主可与为善而不可与为恶，下主可与为恶而不可与为善。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST]
Completed English translation: I have heard that superiors can do good with him but not evil, while inferiors can do evil with him but not good.
**Step 1: Understand the grammatical structure and word order of the Classical Chinese sentence.**
- The sentence follows the subject-verb-object word order, with the subject 臣 (I) placed first, the verb 闻 (have heard) placed second, and the objects 上主 (superiors) and 下主 (inferiors) placed third and fourth respectively.
- The preposition 与 (with) is used to indicate the relationship between the subjects and the objects.
- The adverbs 可 (can) and 不可 (cannot) are used to indicate the possibility or impossibility of the actions described by the verbs.
- The conjunction 而 (but) is used to connect the two clauses of the sentence.

**Step 2: Translate the individual words and phrases into English.**
- 臣: I
- 闻: have heard
- 上主: superiors
- 可: can
- 与: with
- 为善: do good
- 而: but
- 不可: cannot
- 与: with
- 为恶: do evil

**Step 3: Combine the individual translations into a complete English sentence.**
- I have heard that superiors can do good with him but not evil, while inferiors can do evil with him but not good.</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 臣闻上主可与为善而不可与为恶，下主可与为恶而不可与为善。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: I have heard that superiors can do good with him but not evil, while inferiors can do evil with him but not good.
**Step 1: Understand the grammatical structure and word order of the Classical Chinese sentence.**
- The sentence follows the subject-verb-object word order, with the subject 臣 (I) placed first, the verb 闻 (have heard) placed second, and the objects 上主 (superiors) and 下主 (inferiors) placed third and fourth respectively.
- The preposition 与 (with) is used to indicate the relationship between the subjects and the objects.
- The adverbs 可 (can) and 不可 (cannot) are used to indicate the possibility or impossibility of the actions described by the verbs.
- The conjunction 而 (but) is used to connect the two clauses of the sentence.

**Step 2: Translate the individual words and phrases into English.**
- 臣: I
- 闻: have heard
- 上主: superiors
- 可: can
- 与: with
- 为善: do good
- 而: but
- 不可: cannot
- 与: with
- 为恶: do evil

**Step 3: Combine the individual translations into a complete English sentence.**
- I have heard that superiors can do good with him but not evil, while inferiors can do evil with him but not good.
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