《宋史·列传·卷一百二十四》
在沙州护卫百姓渡江，岳飞率领二百名精锐骑兵殿后，金军不敢逼近。
渡百姓于沙上，飞以精骑二百殿，金兵不敢近。
At Shazhou, Yue Fei protected the civilians as they crossed the river, leading 200 crack cavalrymen as rearguards. The Jurchens dared not approach.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 渡百姓于沙上，飞以精骑二百殿，金兵不敢近。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Break down the text into smaller units: 渡百姓于沙上，飞以精骑二百殿，金兵不敢近。
Step 2: Identify the main verb and subject of each unit:
- 渡百姓于沙上 -> main verb: 渡 (cross), subject: 百姓 (civilians)
- 飞以精骑二百殿 -> main verb: 飞 (protect), subject: 飞 (Yue Fei)
- 金兵不敢近 -> main verb: 敢近 (approach), subject: 金兵 (Jurchens)
Step 3: Determine the grammatical function of each word:
- 渡: verb
- 百姓: noun
- 于: preposition
- 沙上: noun
- 飞: verb
- 以: preposition
- 精骑: noun
- 二百: numeral
- 殿: noun
- 金兵: noun
- 不: negation
- 敢: verb
- 近: verb
Step 4: Translate each unit into English:
- 渡百姓于沙上 -> Yue Fei protected the civilians as they crossed the river
- 飞以精骑二百殿 -> Yue Fei leading 200 crack cavalrymen as rearguards
- 金兵不敢近 -> The Jurchens dared not approach
Final English translation: At Shazhou, Yue Fei protected the civilians as they crossed the river, leading 200 crack cavalrymen as rearguards. The Jurchens dared not approach.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 渡百姓于沙上，飞以精骑二百殿，金兵不敢近。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Break down the text into smaller units: 渡百姓于沙上，飞以精骑二百殿，金兵不敢近。
Step 2: Identify the main verb and subject of each unit:
- 渡百姓于沙上 -> main verb: 渡 (cross), subject: 百姓 (civilians)
- 飞以精骑二百殿 -> main verb: 飞 (protect), subject: 飞 (Yue Fei)
- 金兵不敢近 -> main verb: 敢近 (approach), subject: 金兵 (Jurchens)
Step 3: Determine the grammatical function of each word:
- 渡: verb
- 百姓: noun
- 于: preposition
- 沙上: noun
- 飞: verb
- 以: preposition
- 精骑: noun
- 二百: numeral
- 殿: noun
- 金兵: noun
- 不: negation
- 敢: verb
- 近: verb
Step 4: Translate each unit into English:
- 渡百姓于沙上 -> Yue Fei protected the civilians as they crossed the river
- 飞以精骑二百殿 -> Yue Fei leading 200 crack cavalrymen as rearguards
- 金兵不敢近 -> The Jurchens dared not approach
Final English translation: At Shazhou, Yue Fei protected the civilians as they crossed the river, leading 200 crack cavalrymen as rearguards. The Jurchens dared not approach.
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