《论衡·卷十五·变动篇》
燕国地处北方，邹衍被拘之时，周历的五月，是夏历的三月。
燕在北边，邹衍时，周之五月，正岁三月也。
When Zou Yan was imprisoned in the North, the fifth month of the year on the Zhou calendar was the third month on the Xia calendar.
<s>[INST] Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 燕在北边，邹衍时，周之五月，正岁三月也。 [/INST]
English interpretation: When Zou Yan was imprisoned in the North, the fifth month of the year on the Zhou calendar was the third month on the Xia calendar.
Structural analysis:
Subject: 燕 (Yan)
Verb: 在 (to be)
Object: 北边 (the North)
Modifier: 邹衍时 (when Zou Yan was imprisoned)
Time: 周之五月 (the fifth month of the year on the Zhou calendar)
Noun: 正岁三月 (the third month on the Xia calendar)</s>
Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 燕在北边，邹衍时，周之五月，正岁三月也。
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English interpretation: When Zou Yan was imprisoned in the North, the fifth month of the year on the Zhou calendar was the third month on the Xia calendar.
Structural analysis:
Subject: 燕 (Yan)
Verb: 在 (to be)
Object: 北边 (the North)
Modifier: 邹衍时 (when Zou Yan was imprisoned)
Time: 周之五月 (the fifth month of the year on the Zhou calendar)
Noun: 正岁三月 (the third month on the Xia calendar)
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