《后汉书·列传·章帝八王列传》
父亲宋扬，以恭谨孝顺为乡里称赞，不应州郡征召。
父杨，以恭孝称于乡闾，不应州郡之命。
His father, Song Yang, was known for his filial piety and modesty, and declined to respond to calls from the prefecture and county.
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 父杨，以恭孝称于乡闾，不应州郡之命。, document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]

**Initial step:** 
1. Segment the sentence and attempt to understand the meaning of each word and phrase. 
2. Identify the grammatical structure and the topic-comment relationships. 

**Following steps:** 
1. Translate individual words and phrases, paying attention to their part of speech and context. 
2. Reconstruct the sentence in a natural English word order while retaining the original meaning.

**English rendition:** His father, Song Yang, was known for his filial piety and modesty, and declined to respond to calls from the prefecture and county.</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 父杨，以恭孝称于乡闾，不应州郡之命。, document the translation approach to render an English version.
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**Initial step:** 
1. Segment the sentence and attempt to understand the meaning of each word and phrase. 
2. Identify the grammatical structure and the topic-comment relationships. 

**Following steps:** 
1. Translate individual words and phrases, paying attention to their part of speech and context. 
2. Reconstruct the sentence in a natural English word order while retaining the original meaning.

**English rendition:** His father, Song Yang, was known for his filial piety and modesty, and declined to respond to calls from the prefecture and county.
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