《新五代史·列传·杂传第四十三》
当时人传为笑谈。
时人传以为笑。
People at that time spread it as a joke.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 怡然自乐, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST]
Completed English translation: To be joyful in oneself., Step 1: To identify the individual morphemes and their respective meanings: 怡 (yí, to be happy or contented), 然 (rán, a particle used to indicate a state of being), 自 (zì, oneself), 乐 (lè, happiness or enjoyment). Step 2: To combine the morphemes into meaningful phrases or clauses: 怡然 (yí rán, to be happy and contented), 自乐 (zì lè, to be happy in oneself). Step 3: To form a complete sentence in English: To be joyful in oneself.</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 怡然自乐, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: To be joyful in oneself., Step 1: To identify the individual morphemes and their respective meanings: 怡 (yí, to be happy or contented), 然 (rán, a particle used to indicate a state of being), 自 (zì, oneself), 乐 (lè, happiness or enjoyment). Step 2: To combine the morphemes into meaningful phrases or clauses: 怡然 (yí rán, to be happy and contented), 自乐 (zì lè, to be happy in oneself). Step 3: To form a complete sentence in English: To be joyful in oneself.
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