《梦溪笔谈·异事异疾附》
长八九尺，看到人就掉眼泪，抬到州府衙门里，过了几天才死去。
视人辄泪下。舁至郡中，数日方死。
It was eight or nine feet long. When it saw a person, it would shed tears. It was taken to the state government office and died a few days later.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 视人辄泪下。舁至郡中，数日方死。 Modern: 长八九尺，看到人就掉眼泪，抬到州府衙门里，过了几天才死去。 [/INST] It was eight or nine feet long. When it saw a person, it would shed tears. It was taken to the state government office and died a few days later.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 视人辄泪下。舁至郡中，数日方死。 Modern: 长八九尺，看到人就掉眼泪，抬到州府衙门里，过了几天才死去。
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It was eight or nine feet long. When it saw a person, it would shed tears. It was taken to the state government office and died a few days later.
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