《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪一》
东都缺粮，隋太府卿元文都等人召募守城人，不吃公粮的进散官二品，这一来手持象牙笏板上朝的商人，不计其数。
东都乏食，太府卿元文都等募守城不食公粮者进散官二品，于是商贾执象而朝者，不可胜数。
The Eastern Capital was short of food, and Sui Taifuqing Yuan Wendu and others recruited people to defend the city, and the second-rank scattered officials who did not eat public food, and countless businessmen who went to court with ivory hu boards.
<s>[INST] 将以下文言文流畅地翻译成英语: 东都乏食，太府卿元文都等募守城不食公粮者进散官二品，于是商贾执象而朝者，不可胜数。 [/INST] The Eastern Capital was short of food, and Sui Taifuqing Yuan Wendu and others recruited people to defend the city, and the second-rank scattered officials who did not eat public food, and countless businessmen who went to court with ivory hu boards.</s>
将以下文言文流畅地翻译成英语: 东都乏食，太府卿元文都等募守城不食公粮者进散官二品，于是商贾执象而朝者，不可胜数。
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The Eastern Capital was short of food, and Sui Taifuqing Yuan Wendu and others recruited people to defend the city, and the second-rank scattered officials who did not eat public food, and countless businessmen who went to court with ivory hu boards.
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