《农桑辑要·竹木·松杉、柏、桧附》
等畦子变成泥，把砍下的如同小指粗细的桧树枝条，截成约一尺五寸长，下端斜削成马耳形；先用木棒在泥上刺成小孔，然后将桧枝插入孔内，孔深约在五或七寸以上。
候成泥，将斫下细如小指桧枝，长一尺五寸许，下削成马耳状，先以杖刺泥成孔，插桧枝于孔中，深五七寸以上。
When the bed of soil becomes mud, cut the juniper branches as thick as the little finger, cut them about a foot and five inches long, and cut the lower end diagonally into a horse ear shape; First use a wooden stick to make small holes in the mud, and then insert the juniper branches into the holes, the depth of the hole is about five or seven inches or more.
<s>[INST] 对于下面每对文言文和现代汉语段落, 请创作一个能够体现核心信息的英语翻译: 文言文: 候成泥，将斫下细如小指桧枝，长一尺五寸许，下削成马耳状，先以杖刺泥成孔，插桧枝于孔中，深五七寸以上。 现代汉语: 等畦子变成泥，把砍下的如同小指粗细的桧树枝条，截成约一尺五寸长，下端斜削成马耳形；先用木棒在泥上刺成小孔，然后将桧枝插入孔内，孔深约在五或七寸以上。 [/INST] When the bed of soil becomes mud, cut the juniper branches as thick as the little finger, cut them about a foot and five inches long, and cut the lower end diagonally into a horse ear shape; First use a wooden stick to make small holes in the mud, and then insert the juniper branches into the holes, the depth of the hole is about five or seven inches or more.</s>
对于下面每对文言文和现代汉语段落, 请创作一个能够体现核心信息的英语翻译: 文言文: 候成泥，将斫下细如小指桧枝，长一尺五寸许，下削成马耳状，先以杖刺泥成孔，插桧枝于孔中，深五七寸以上。 现代汉语: 等畦子变成泥，把砍下的如同小指粗细的桧树枝条，截成约一尺五寸长，下端斜削成马耳形；先用木棒在泥上刺成小孔，然后将桧枝插入孔内，孔深约在五或七寸以上。
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When the bed of soil becomes mud, cut the juniper branches as thick as the little finger, cut them about a foot and five inches long, and cut the lower end diagonally into a horse ear shape; First use a wooden stick to make small holes in the mud, and then insert the juniper branches into the holes, the depth of the hole is about five or seven inches or more.
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