《北齐书·列传·卷十三》
不久淫乱高祖的后宫，遭受责罚，被杖击而死，时年二十三。
寻乱高祖后庭，高祖责罚之，因杖而毙，时年二十三。
Soon after, he indulged in debauchery in Gaozu's harem, was punished for it, and died of a beating at the age of 23.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 寻乱高祖后庭，高祖责罚之，因杖而毙，时年二十三。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST] 
**Step 1**: Identify the grammatical structure of the sentence. The sentence is in the following structure: Subject + Verb + Object + Complement. The subject is 寻乱高祖后庭, the verb is 高祖责罚之, the object is 因杖而毙, and the complement is 时年二十三.


**Step 2**: Translate the individual words and phrases. The verb 高祖责罚之 means "Gaozu punished him", the object 因杖而毙 means "died of a beating", and the complement 时年二十三 means "at the age of 23".


**Step 3**: Put the translation together. The final English translation is "Soon after, he indulged in debauchery in Gaozu's harem, was punished for it, and died of a beating at the age of 23."</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 寻乱高祖后庭，高祖责罚之，因杖而毙，时年二十三。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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**Step 1**: Identify the grammatical structure of the sentence. The sentence is in the following structure: Subject + Verb + Object + Complement. The subject is 寻乱高祖后庭, the verb is 高祖责罚之, the object is 因杖而毙, and the complement is 时年二十三.


**Step 2**: Translate the individual words and phrases. The verb 高祖责罚之 means "Gaozu punished him", the object 因杖而毙 means "died of a beating", and the complement 时年二十三 means "at the age of 23".


**Step 3**: Put the translation together. The final English translation is "Soon after, he indulged in debauchery in Gaozu's harem, was punished for it, and died of a beating at the age of 23."
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