《左传·昭公·昭公二十七年》
如果有鬼神，这一战必然失败。啊！
犹有鬼神，此必败也。
If there were ghosts and gods, this battle is bound to fail. Ah!
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 犹有鬼神，此必败也。, document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]
**Initial step:** The Classical Chinese text is analyzed to understand its meaning. In this case, the subject is "幽鬼神" (ghost and gods), the predicate is "此必败也" (this will definitely fail), and the modifier is "犹" (still), which indicates that there is still a possibility of failure if there are ghosts and gods.
**Following steps:** The meaning of the text is then translated into English. In this case, the English translation is "If there were ghosts and gods, this battle is bound to fail. Ah!"
**English rendition:** If there were ghosts and gods, this battle is bound to fail. Ah!</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 犹有鬼神，此必败也。, document the translation approach to render an English version.
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**Initial step:** The Classical Chinese text is analyzed to understand its meaning. In this case, the subject is "幽鬼神" (ghost and gods), the predicate is "此必败也" (this will definitely fail), and the modifier is "犹" (still), which indicates that there is still a possibility of failure if there are ghosts and gods.
**Following steps:** The meaning of the text is then translated into English. In this case, the English translation is "If there were ghosts and gods, this battle is bound to fail. Ah!"
**English rendition:** If there were ghosts and gods, this battle is bound to fail. Ah!
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