《北齐书·列传·卷十六》
正光初年，对人说： 《易》云 观察天文以测定时事的变迁 ，又称 上天显示征兆，人世出现吉凶 ，今观天象，察人事，不到十年，国家当有大乱。 
正光初，语人曰： 《易》云 观于天文以察时变 ，又曰 天垂象，见吉凶 ，今观玄象，察人事，不及十年，当有乱矣。 
At the beginning of the Zhengguang era, he said to someone, "The Book of Changes says, 'Observe the stars to determine the changes in current events,' and also, 'Heaven shows signs, and humans experience good and bad fortune.' Now, observing the stars and watching human affairs, within ten years, there will be great chaos in the country."
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 正光初，语人曰： 《易》云 观于天文以察时变 ，又曰 天垂象，见吉凶 ，今观玄象，察人事，不及十年，当有乱矣。 , detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST]
Completed English translation: At the beginning of the Zhengguang era, he said to someone, "The Book of Changes says, 'Observe the stars to determine the changes in current events,' and also, 'Heaven shows signs, and humans experience good and bad fortune.' Now, observing the stars and watching human affairs, within ten years, there will be great chaos in the country."
 **Step 1: Break down the sentence into its component parts**

正光初：At the beginning of the Zhengguang era
语人曰：He said to someone
《易》云：The Book of Changes says
观于天文以察时变：Observe the stars to determine the changes in current events
又曰：And also
天垂象，见吉凶：Heaven shows signs, and humans experience good and bad fortune
今观玄象，察人事：Now, observing the stars and watching human affairs
不及十年，当有乱矣：Within ten years, there will be great chaos in the country
**Step 2: Determine the meaning of each component part**

正光：Zhengguang, the era name of Emperor Wu of Liang (502-549)
初：beginning
语：to speak
人：person
曰：said
《易》：The Book of Changes, a classic Chinese text on divination and philosophy
云：says
观：to observe
于：at
天文：stars
以：to
察：to determine
时变：changes in current events
又：and
天：Heaven
垂象：shows signs
见：experience
吉凶：good and bad fortune
今：now
观：observing
玄象：stars
察：watching
人事：human affairs
不及：within
十年：ten years
当：will
有：have
乱：chaos
**Step 3: Put the component parts together to form a complete translation**

At the beginning of the Zhengguang era, he said to someone, "The Book of Changes says, 'Observe the stars to determine the changes in current events,' and also, 'Heaven shows signs, and humans experience good and bad fortune.' Now, observing the stars and watching human affairs, within ten years, there will be great chaos in the country."</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 正光初，语人曰： 《易》云 观于天文以察时变 ，又曰 天垂象，见吉凶 ，今观玄象，察人事，不及十年，当有乱矣。 , detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: At the beginning of the Zhengguang era, he said to someone, "The Book of Changes says, 'Observe the stars to determine the changes in current events,' and also, 'Heaven shows signs, and humans experience good and bad fortune.' Now, observing the stars and watching human affairs, within ten years, there will be great chaos in the country."
 **Step 1: Break down the sentence into its component parts**

正光初：At the beginning of the Zhengguang era
语人曰：He said to someone
《易》云：The Book of Changes says
观于天文以察时变：Observe the stars to determine the changes in current events
又曰：And also
天垂象，见吉凶：Heaven shows signs, and humans experience good and bad fortune
今观玄象，察人事：Now, observing the stars and watching human affairs
不及十年，当有乱矣：Within ten years, there will be great chaos in the country
**Step 2: Determine the meaning of each component part**

正光：Zhengguang, the era name of Emperor Wu of Liang (502-549)
初：beginning
语：to speak
人：person
曰：said
《易》：The Book of Changes, a classic Chinese text on divination and philosophy
云：says
观：to observe
于：at
天文：stars
以：to
察：to determine
时变：changes in current events
又：and
天：Heaven
垂象：shows signs
见：experience
吉凶：good and bad fortune
今：now
观：observing
玄象：stars
察：watching
人事：human affairs
不及：within
十年：ten years
当：will
有：have
乱：chaos
**Step 3: Put the component parts together to form a complete translation**

At the beginning of the Zhengguang era, he said to someone, "The Book of Changes says, 'Observe the stars to determine the changes in current events,' and also, 'Heaven shows signs, and humans experience good and bad fortune.' Now, observing the stars and watching human affairs, within ten years, there will be great chaos in the country."
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