《太平广记·卷四百九十一·杂传记》
当时小娥年龄才十四，刚到成年。父亲和丈夫就都被强盗杀死，金钱财物全被抢走。
时小娥年十四，始及笄，父与夫俱为盗所杀，尽掠金帛。
At the time Xiao’e was only fourteen, just entering adulthood. Her father and husband were killed by bandits, and all their money and property taken.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 时小娥年十四，始及笄，父与夫俱为盗所杀，尽掠金帛。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]

**Step 1: Identify the individual characters and their meanings**
时 (shí) - time, when
小 (xiǎo) - small
娥 (é) - a woman's name
年 (nián) - year
十 (shí) - ten
四 (sì) - four
始 (shǐ) - begin, just
及 (jí) - reach
笄 (jī) - hairpin, adulthood
父 (fù) - father
与 (yǔ) - and
夫 (fū) - husband
俱 (jù) - both, together
为 (wéi) - by
盗 (dào) - bandit
所 (suǒ) - marker of passive voice
杀 (shā) - kill
尽 (jìn) - all
掠 (lüè) - loot, plunder
金 (jīn) - gold
帛 (bó) - silk, wealth

**Step 2: Combine characters into meaningful phrases and clauses**
时小娥年十四，始及笄 - At the time Xiao’e was only fourteen, just entering adulthood
父与夫俱为盗所杀 - Her father and husband were killed by bandits
尽掠金帛 - all their money and property taken

**Step 3: Combine phrases and clauses into a complete sentence**
时小娥年十四，始及笄，父与夫俱为盗所杀，尽掠金帛。 - At the time Xiao’e was only fourteen, just entering adulthood. Her father and husband were killed by bandits, and all their money and property taken.

**Final English translation:**
At the time Xiao’e was only fourteen, just entering adulthood. Her father and husband were killed by bandits, and all their money and property taken.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 时小娥年十四，始及笄，父与夫俱为盗所杀，尽掠金帛。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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**Step 1: Identify the individual characters and their meanings**
时 (shí) - time, when
小 (xiǎo) - small
娥 (é) - a woman's name
年 (nián) - year
十 (shí) - ten
四 (sì) - four
始 (shǐ) - begin, just
及 (jí) - reach
笄 (jī) - hairpin, adulthood
父 (fù) - father
与 (yǔ) - and
夫 (fū) - husband
俱 (jù) - both, together
为 (wéi) - by
盗 (dào) - bandit
所 (suǒ) - marker of passive voice
杀 (shā) - kill
尽 (jìn) - all
掠 (lüè) - loot, plunder
金 (jīn) - gold
帛 (bó) - silk, wealth

**Step 2: Combine characters into meaningful phrases and clauses**
时小娥年十四，始及笄 - At the time Xiao’e was only fourteen, just entering adulthood
父与夫俱为盗所杀 - Her father and husband were killed by bandits
尽掠金帛 - all their money and property taken

**Step 3: Combine phrases and clauses into a complete sentence**
时小娥年十四，始及笄，父与夫俱为盗所杀，尽掠金帛。 - At the time Xiao’e was only fourteen, just entering adulthood. Her father and husband were killed by bandits, and all their money and property taken.

**Final English translation:**
At the time Xiao’e was only fourteen, just entering adulthood. Her father and husband were killed by bandits, and all their money and property taken.
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