《新唐书·列传·卷一百四十八》
裴士淹接着问： 陛下全然知道，但为什么任用他这么久呢？ 
士淹因曰： 陛下诚知之，何任之久邪？ 
Pei Shiyan then asked: Your Majesty fully understood it, but why did you use him for such a long time?
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 士淹因曰：陛下诚知之，何任之久邪？, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST]
**Completed English translation**: Pei Shiyan then asked: Your Majesty fully understood it, but why did you use him for such a long time?,
**Step 1**: Read the sentence and identify the individual characters.
**Step 2**: Determine the part of speech for each character, paying attention to the function words and grammatical markers.
**Step 3**: Group the characters into meaningful phrases and clauses.
**Step 4**: Analyze the structure of the sentence, including the subject, verb, and object.
**Step 5**: Determine the overall meaning of the sentence and translate it into English while maintaining the original intent and语气.</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 士淹因曰：陛下诚知之，何任之久邪？, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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**Completed English translation**: Pei Shiyan then asked: Your Majesty fully understood it, but why did you use him for such a long time?,
**Step 1**: Read the sentence and identify the individual characters.
**Step 2**: Determine the part of speech for each character, paying attention to the function words and grammatical markers.
**Step 3**: Group the characters into meaningful phrases and clauses.
**Step 4**: Analyze the structure of the sentence, including the subject, verb, and object.
**Step 5**: Determine the overall meaning of the sentence and translate it into English while maintaining the original intent and语气.
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