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魏元帝景元二年五月丁未日，初一，日食。
魏元帝景元二年五月丁未朔，日有蚀之。
On the first day of the first lunar month of the second year of Jingyuan in the reign of Wei Yuandi (261), there was a solar eclipse.
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 魏元帝景元二年五月丁未朔，日有蚀之。, document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]
Initial step: Identify the main clause and its components: 魏元帝景元二年五月丁未朔，日有蚀之。->The Wei Yuandi Jingyuan year two May Ding Wei on the first day, there was (a) solar eclipse. 
Following steps: 
1. Render the temporal element "魏元帝景元二年五月丁未朔" into English: "On the first day of the first lunar month of the second year of Jingyuan in the reign of Wei Yuandi".
2. Translate "日有蚀之" into English: "There was an eclipse of the sun".
3. Combine the two parts: "On the first day of the first lunar month of the second year of Jingyuan in the reign of Wei Yuandi (261), there was a solar eclipse."
English rendition: On the first day of the first lunar month of the second year of Jingyuan in the reign of Wei Yuandi (261), there was a solar eclipse.</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 魏元帝景元二年五月丁未朔，日有蚀之。, document the translation approach to render an English version.
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Initial step: Identify the main clause and its components: 魏元帝景元二年五月丁未朔，日有蚀之。->The Wei Yuandi Jingyuan year two May Ding Wei on the first day, there was (a) solar eclipse. 
Following steps: 
1. Render the temporal element "魏元帝景元二年五月丁未朔" into English: "On the first day of the first lunar month of the second year of Jingyuan in the reign of Wei Yuandi".
2. Translate "日有蚀之" into English: "There was an eclipse of the sun".
3. Combine the two parts: "On the first day of the first lunar month of the second year of Jingyuan in the reign of Wei Yuandi (261), there was a solar eclipse."
English rendition: On the first day of the first lunar month of the second year of Jingyuan in the reign of Wei Yuandi (261), there was a solar eclipse.
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