《明史·列传·卷一百零五》
李廷机入阁六年，执政只有九个月，没有大的过失。
廷机系阁籍六年，秉政止九月，无大过。
Li Tingji was a member of the Grand Secretariat for six years, but he only handled state affairs for nine months. He did not make any great mistakes.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 廷机系阁籍六年，秉政止九月，无大过。,  detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST] Completed English translation: Li Tingji was a member of the Grand Secretariat for six years, but he only handled state affairs for nine months. He did not make any great mistakes., Step 1: Identify the grammatical structure of the sentence., Step 2: Determine the meaning of each word and phrase., Step 3: Translate the sentence into English while maintaining the original meaning and structure., Step 4: Check the translation for accuracy and clarity.</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 廷机系阁籍六年，秉政止九月，无大过。,  detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: Li Tingji was a member of the Grand Secretariat for six years, but he only handled state affairs for nine months. He did not make any great mistakes., Step 1: Identify the grammatical structure of the sentence., Step 2: Determine the meaning of each word and phrase., Step 3: Translate the sentence into English while maintaining the original meaning and structure., Step 4: Check the translation for accuracy and clarity.
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