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遣时高祖撑上伞，就边走边赋诗，命人拿给元勰看，说： 我开始创作这首诗，虽然不止七步，也不算遗。
时高祖进伞，遂行而赋诗，令人示勰曰： 吾始作此诗，虽不七步，亦不言远。
At that time, Gaozu held an umbrella, reciting poems as he walked, and ordered someone to give them to Yuan Xie, saying, "I began to compose this poem, although it is not only seven steps, it is not a relic.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 时高祖进伞，遂行而赋诗，令人示勰曰： 吾始作此诗，虽不七步，亦不言远。 Modern: 遣时高祖撑上伞，就边走边赋诗，命人拿给元勰看，说： 我开始创作这首诗，虽然不止七步，也不算遗。 [/INST] At that time, Gaozu held an umbrella, reciting poems as he walked, and ordered someone to give them to Yuan Xie, saying, "I began to compose this poem, although it is not only seven steps, it is not a relic.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 时高祖进伞，遂行而赋诗，令人示勰曰： 吾始作此诗，虽不七步，亦不言远。 Modern: 遣时高祖撑上伞，就边走边赋诗，命人拿给元勰看，说： 我开始创作这首诗，虽然不止七步，也不算遗。
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At that time, Gaozu held an umbrella, reciting poems as he walked, and ordered someone to give them to Yuan Xie, saying, "I began to compose this poem, although it is not only seven steps, it is not a relic.
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