《南史·列传·卷十四》
皇上对江夏王刘义恭说： 常常见典籍上有这样的记载，认为只是书上写的空言，没想到自己亲眼看到了。
上谓江夏王义恭曰： 常见典籍有此，谓止书传空言，不意亲睹。
The emperor said to Liu Yigong, the King of Jiangxia: I often see such records on historical books, and I think that they are just empty words written in the books. I did not expect to see them with my own eyes.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 上谓江夏王义恭曰： 常见典籍有此，谓止书传空言，不意亲睹。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Identify the main subject and verb: 上謂江夏王義恭曰 means "The emperor said to Liu Yigong, the King of Jiangxia."
Step 2: Break down the sentence into smaller phrases:
- 常見典籍有此 means "I often see such records on historical books."
- 止書傳空言 means "I think that they are just empty words written in the books."
- 不意親睹 means "I did not expect to see them with my own eyes."
Step 3: Combine the phrases into a coherent sentence: "I often see such records on historical books, and I think that they are just empty words written in the books. I did not expect to see them with my own eyes."
Final English translation: The emperor said to Liu Yigong, the King of Jiangxia: I often see such records on historical books, and I think that they are just empty words written in the books. I did not expect to see them with my own eyes.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 上谓江夏王义恭曰： 常见典籍有此，谓止书传空言，不意亲睹。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Identify the main subject and verb: 上謂江夏王義恭曰 means "The emperor said to Liu Yigong, the King of Jiangxia."
Step 2: Break down the sentence into smaller phrases:
- 常見典籍有此 means "I often see such records on historical books."
- 止書傳空言 means "I think that they are just empty words written in the books."
- 不意親睹 means "I did not expect to see them with my own eyes."
Step 3: Combine the phrases into a coherent sentence: "I often see such records on historical books, and I think that they are just empty words written in the books. I did not expect to see them with my own eyes."
Final English translation: The emperor said to Liu Yigong, the King of Jiangxia: I often see such records on historical books, and I think that they are just empty words written in the books. I did not expect to see them with my own eyes.
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