《三国志·吴书·是仪胡综传》
他担任国家公职几十年，未曾有所错漏。
事国数十年，未尝有过。
He has held public office for decades without any mistakes.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 表远九重，山河相据；, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
**Step 1:** **Identify the grammatical structure.**
The sentence is a compound sentence consisting of two clauses:
- 表远九重: The palace is far away and surrounded by nine layers of walls.
- 山河相据: The mountains and rivers separate the palace from the outside world.

**Step 2:** **Translate the individual clauses.**
- 表远九重: The palace is far away and surrounded by nine layers of walls.
- 山河相据: The mountains and rivers separate the palace from the outside world.

**Step 3:** **Combine the clauses into a single sentence.**
The palace is far away and surrounded by nine layers of walls, and the mountains and rivers separate it from the outside world.

**Final English translation:** The palace is remote and surrounded by nine layers of walls; mountains and rivers obstruct access to it.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 表远九重，山河相据；, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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**Step 1:** **Identify the grammatical structure.**
The sentence is a compound sentence consisting of two clauses:
- 表远九重: The palace is far away and surrounded by nine layers of walls.
- 山河相据: The mountains and rivers separate the palace from the outside world.

**Step 2:** **Translate the individual clauses.**
- 表远九重: The palace is far away and surrounded by nine layers of walls.
- 山河相据: The mountains and rivers separate the palace from the outside world.

**Step 3:** **Combine the clauses into a single sentence.**
The palace is far away and surrounded by nine layers of walls, and the mountains and rivers separate it from the outside world.

**Final English translation:** The palace is remote and surrounded by nine layers of walls; mountains and rivers obstruct access to it.
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