《金史·本纪·卷十五》
初八，高丽首先请求朝贡，因此派使者去抚慰告谕，使者返回来了，上表说道路不通，等平定后再通告文款。
甲戌，高丽先请朝贡，因遣使抚谕之，使还，表言道路不通，俟平定后议通款。
At the beginning of the eighth day, Goryeo first requested to pay tribute, so the emperor sent a messenger to appease them and to inform them of his will, but the messenger returned saying that the roads were impassable, and as soon as they had been set in order he would report the wording of the message.
<s>[INST] From the Classical Chinese script: 甲戌，高丽先请朝贡，因遣使抚谕之，使还，表言道路不通，俟平定后议通款。, document the translation approach to render an English version. [/INST]

**Initial step**: Identification of key sentence structures and subject-verb-object relationships.

**Following steps**:
- Break down the sentence into smaller units.
- Determine the subject, verb, and object of each unit.
- Identify the grammatical relationships between the units.
- Consider the context of the sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases.

**English rendition**: At the beginning of the eighth day, Goryeo first requested to pay tribute, so the emperor sent a messenger to appease them and to inform them of his will, but the messenger returned saying that the roads were impassable, and as soon as they had been set in order he would report the wording of the message.</s>
From the Classical Chinese script: 甲戌，高丽先请朝贡，因遣使抚谕之，使还，表言道路不通，俟平定后议通款。, document the translation approach to render an English version.
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**Initial step**: Identification of key sentence structures and subject-verb-object relationships.

**Following steps**:
- Break down the sentence into smaller units.
- Determine the subject, verb, and object of each unit.
- Identify the grammatical relationships between the units.
- Consider the context of the sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases.

**English rendition**: At the beginning of the eighth day, Goryeo first requested to pay tribute, so the emperor sent a messenger to appease them and to inform them of his will, but the messenger returned saying that the roads were impassable, and as soon as they had been set in order he would report the wording of the message.
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