《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪三十六》
所以就需要将领们在很短的时间内能够应接突发的事件，如果让他们动不动就要请示大将，那就来不及了，这是不知道作战用兵的变化。
临机应猝，在于呼吸之间，而动询大将，事不相及，非知兵之变者也。
Therefore, the generals need to be able to respond to sudden events in a very short period of time. If they have to ask the general for advice every time, it will be too late. This is not understanding the changes in the use of troops in combat.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 时制不审度，事势难掌握，失策多。不善圆通，刚柔失宜，误事多。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Identify the key vocabulary and their meanings:
- 时制 shí zhì: time and measure
- 审度 shěn dù: examine and measure
- 事势 shì shì: situation and trend
- 掌握 zhǎng wò: grasp and control
- 失策 shī cè: make mistakes in strategy
- 善 shàn: good at
- 圆通 yuán tōng: adaptable and flexible
- 刚柔失宜 gāng róu shī yí: inappropriate use of strength and softness
- 误事 wù shì: make mistakes

Step 2: Understand the grammar structure:
- "不审度" and "不善" are negative prefixes, indicating "not" or "un-"
- "多" is used to emphasize the frequency or quantity
- "圆通" and "刚柔失宜" are compound words, describing specific characteristics

Step 3: Translate each part of the sentence:
- 时制不审度: If you cannot examine and measure time and measures,
- 事势难掌握: it will be difficult to grasp and control the situation and trend,
- 失策多: and you will make many mistakes in strategy.
- 不善圆通: If you are not good at being adaptable and flexible,
- 刚柔失宜: and you use strength and softness inappropriately,
- 误事多: you will make many mistakes.

Final English translation: If you cannot determine the time and measures, it will be difficult to control the situation properly, and you will make many mistakes. If you are not good at being adaptable and flexible, and you use strength and softness inappropriately, you will also make many mistakes.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 时制不审度，事势难掌握，失策多。不善圆通，刚柔失宜，误事多。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Identify the key vocabulary and their meanings:
- 时制 shí zhì: time and measure
- 审度 shěn dù: examine and measure
- 事势 shì shì: situation and trend
- 掌握 zhǎng wò: grasp and control
- 失策 shī cè: make mistakes in strategy
- 善 shàn: good at
- 圆通 yuán tōng: adaptable and flexible
- 刚柔失宜 gāng róu shī yí: inappropriate use of strength and softness
- 误事 wù shì: make mistakes

Step 2: Understand the grammar structure:
- "不审度" and "不善" are negative prefixes, indicating "not" or "un-"
- "多" is used to emphasize the frequency or quantity
- "圆通" and "刚柔失宜" are compound words, describing specific characteristics

Step 3: Translate each part of the sentence:
- 时制不审度: If you cannot examine and measure time and measures,
- 事势难掌握: it will be difficult to grasp and control the situation and trend,
- 失策多: and you will make many mistakes in strategy.
- 不善圆通: If you are not good at being adaptable and flexible,
- 刚柔失宜: and you use strength and softness inappropriately,
- 误事多: you will make many mistakes.

Final English translation: If you cannot determine the time and measures, it will be difficult to control the situation properly, and you will make many mistakes. If you are not good at being adaptable and flexible, and you use strength and softness inappropriately, you will also make many mistakes.
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