《宋史·列传·卷九十五》
王安石因为韩琦上疏陈论，在家休息请求退位。
安石以韩琦上疏，卧家求退。
Wang Anshi was at home because Han Qi wrote a petition to discuss his resignation.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 安石以韩琦上疏，卧家求退。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST] Completed English translation: Wang Anshi was at home because Han Qi wrote a petition to discuss his resignation.
Step 1: Identify the key vocabulary and their meanings:
- 安石 (Ān Shí): Wang Anshi, a famous statesman and reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty
- 韩琦 (Hán Qí): A famous general and statesman in the Northern Song Dynasty
- 上疏 (shàng shū): To write a petition to the emperor
- 卧家 (wò jiā): To stay at home
- 求退 (qiú tuì): To ask for resignation

Step 2: Understand the grammatical structure:
- The subject of the sentence is 安石 (Wang Anshi).
- The verb is 求退 (to ask for resignation).
- The phrase 以韩琦上疏 (because Han Qi wrote a petition) is a prepositional phrase that modifies the verb 求退 (to ask for resignation).

Step 3: Combine the vocabulary and grammar to form the accurate translation:
- Wang Anshi (安石) asked for resignation (求退) because Han Qi (韩琦) wrote a petition (上疏).
- Adjust the word order and phrasing to match English sentence structure:
- Wang Anshi was at home because Han Qi wrote a petition to discuss his resignation.</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 安石以韩琦上疏，卧家求退。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: Wang Anshi was at home because Han Qi wrote a petition to discuss his resignation.
Step 1: Identify the key vocabulary and their meanings:
- 安石 (Ān Shí): Wang Anshi, a famous statesman and reformer in the Northern Song Dynasty
- 韩琦 (Hán Qí): A famous general and statesman in the Northern Song Dynasty
- 上疏 (shàng shū): To write a petition to the emperor
- 卧家 (wò jiā): To stay at home
- 求退 (qiú tuì): To ask for resignation

Step 2: Understand the grammatical structure:
- The subject of the sentence is 安石 (Wang Anshi).
- The verb is 求退 (to ask for resignation).
- The phrase 以韩琦上疏 (because Han Qi wrote a petition) is a prepositional phrase that modifies the verb 求退 (to ask for resignation).

Step 3: Combine the vocabulary and grammar to form the accurate translation:
- Wang Anshi (安石) asked for resignation (求退) because Han Qi (韩琦) wrote a petition (上疏).
- Adjust the word order and phrasing to match English sentence structure:
- Wang Anshi was at home because Han Qi wrote a petition to discuss his resignation.
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