《宋史·本纪·卷四十七》
初三，以贾似道为醛泉观使。
甲戌，以似道为醴泉观使。
On the third day, Jia Sidao was appointed as the envoy of Quanquan Temple.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 甲戌，以似道为醴泉观使。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Identify the individual characters and their meanings:
甲戌 jiǎ xū - third day (干支 calendar)
以 yǐ - sign of passive voice
似道 sìdào - proper noun referring to Jia Sidao
为 wèi - to be, to serve as
醴泉观 lǐquán guàn - Quanquan Temple
使 shǐ - messenger, envoy

Step 2: Understand the grammatical structure:
This sentence has a passive voice structure. The subject is 似道, and the verb is 为使. The object is 醴泉观.

Final English translation: On the third day, Jia Sidao was appointed as the envoy of Quanquan Temple.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 甲戌，以似道为醴泉观使。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Identify the individual characters and their meanings:
甲戌 jiǎ xū - third day (干支 calendar)
以 yǐ - sign of passive voice
似道 sìdào - proper noun referring to Jia Sidao
为 wèi - to be, to serve as
醴泉观 lǐquán guàn - Quanquan Temple
使 shǐ - messenger, envoy

Step 2: Understand the grammatical structure:
This sentence has a passive voice structure. The subject is 似道, and the verb is 为使. The object is 醴泉观.

Final English translation: On the third day, Jia Sidao was appointed as the envoy of Quanquan Temple.
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