《晋书·志·第三章》
四年五月，洪水暴发。
四年五月，天下大水。
In the fifth month of the fourth year (AD 360), a flood occurred.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 四年五月，天下大水。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
**Step 1:** Identify the main verb and its object: 天下大水 (天下: under heaven, the world; 大水: great water, flood)
**Step 2:** Determine the time expression: 四年五月 (四年: fourth year; 五月: fifth month)
**Step 3:** Arrange the sentence structure: [time expression] + [subject] + [verb] + [object]
**Step 4:** Translate the individual words:
- 四年: fourth year (of an emperor's reign)
- 五月: fifth month
- 天下: under heaven, the world
- 大水: great water, flood
**Step 5:** Combine the translated words to form the sentence: In the fifth month of the fourth year, a flood occurred.
**Final English translation:** In the fifth month of the fourth year (AD 360), a flood occurred.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 四年五月，天下大水。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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**Step 1:** Identify the main verb and its object: 天下大水 (天下: under heaven, the world; 大水: great water, flood)
**Step 2:** Determine the time expression: 四年五月 (四年: fourth year; 五月: fifth month)
**Step 3:** Arrange the sentence structure: [time expression] + [subject] + [verb] + [object]
**Step 4:** Translate the individual words:
- 四年: fourth year (of an emperor's reign)
- 五月: fifth month
- 天下: under heaven, the world
- 大水: great water, flood
**Step 5:** Combine the translated words to form the sentence: In the fifth month of the fourth year, a flood occurred.
**Final English translation:** In the fifth month of the fourth year (AD 360), a flood occurred.
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