《明史·列传·卷八十六》
时间长了，禁令松弛了，不法奸商经常贩运私茶出关去赢利，番人的马不再按时送过来了。
久而浸弛，奸人多挟私茶阑出为利，番马不时至。
As time passed, the restrictions started to loosen, some illegal and profiteering businessmen often contrabanded private tea for profit, and the non-Han people’s tribe no longer provided horses on time.
<s>[INST] Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 久而浸弛，奸人多挟私茶阑出为利，番马不时至。 [/INST]
 English interpretation: As time passed, the restrictions started to loosen, some illegal and profiteering businessmen often contrabanded private tea for profit, and the non-Han people’s tribe no longer provided horses on time.
Structural analysis:
- 久而 (jiǔ ér): "after a long time"
- 浸弛 (jìn chí): "to gradually relax or loosen"
- 奸人 (jiān rén): "illegal or profiteering businessman"
- 多 (duō): "many"
- 挟 (xié): "to carry or hold"
- 私茶 (sī chá): "private tea"
- 阑出 (lán chū): "to smuggle out"
- 为利 (wéi lì): "for profit"
- 番马 (fān mǎ): "non-Han people’s horse"
- 不时 (bù shí): "not on time"
- 至 (zhì): "to arrive"</s>
Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 久而浸弛，奸人多挟私茶阑出为利，番马不时至。
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English interpretation: As time passed, the restrictions started to loosen, some illegal and profiteering businessmen often contrabanded private tea for profit, and the non-Han people’s tribe no longer provided horses on time.
Structural analysis:
- 久而 (jiǔ ér): "after a long time"
- 浸弛 (jìn chí): "to gradually relax or loosen"
- 奸人 (jiān rén): "illegal or profiteering businessman"
- 多 (duō): "many"
- 挟 (xié): "to carry or hold"
- 私茶 (sī chá): "private tea"
- 阑出 (lán chū): "to smuggle out"
- 为利 (wéi lì): "for profit"
- 番马 (fān mǎ): "non-Han people’s horse"
- 不时 (bù shí): "not on time"
- 至 (zhì): "to arrive"
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