《金史·列传·卷五十二》
十五日，宰相和各位元帅共同商议上前进攻。郎中完颜胡鲁剌执笔写下某军当先锋，某军断后，其余各事都有规划。
十五日，宰相诸帅共议上前，郎中完颜胡鲁剌秉笔书，某军前锋，某军殿后，余事皆有条画。
On the 15th, the prime minister and the marshals discussed attacking and advancing together. Langzhong Wanyan Hula wrote down which army would be the vanguard and which army would cover the rear, and all the other matters were planned.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 故人赠我百千金，不如赠我古琴一张。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Identify the subject and verb of the sentence: 故人 (old friend) is the subject, and 赠 (to give) is the verb.
Step 2: Translate the first half of the sentence: 故人赠我百千金 = An old friend gives me hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
Step 3: Identify the comparative structure in the sentence: 不如赠我古琴一张 = (it is) not as good as giving me an ancient zither.
Step 4: Translate the second half of the sentence: 不如赠我古琴一张 = It is not as good as giving me an ancient zither.
Step 5: Combine the two translations to get the final English translation: An old friend gives me hundreds of thousands of gold coins, but it is not as good as giving me an ancient zither.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 故人赠我百千金，不如赠我古琴一张。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Identify the subject and verb of the sentence: 故人 (old friend) is the subject, and 赠 (to give) is the verb.
Step 2: Translate the first half of the sentence: 故人赠我百千金 = An old friend gives me hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
Step 3: Identify the comparative structure in the sentence: 不如赠我古琴一张 = (it is) not as good as giving me an ancient zither.
Step 4: Translate the second half of the sentence: 不如赠我古琴一张 = It is not as good as giving me an ancient zither.
Step 5: Combine the two translations to get the final English translation: An old friend gives me hundreds of thousands of gold coins, but it is not as good as giving me an ancient zither.
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