《晋书·志·第十六章》
幽、并、司、冀、秦、雍等六个州阑大蝗灾，草木以及牛马的毛都没有了。
幽、并、司、冀、秦、雍六州大蝗，草木及牛马毛皆尽。
Six states, namely You, Bing, Si, Ji, Qin, and Yong, suffered from a major locust disaster. There was no grass, trees, or hair left on cattle and horses.
<s>[INST] Provide the translation steps for the following Classical Chinese excerpt and the final translation when finished: 蒲吾郡黄河大决，谷麦苗水上千余里。[/INST]
**Step 1: Identify the subject and verb.**
Subject: 蒲吾郡黄河
Verb: 大决

**Step 2: Translate the subject.**
蒲吾郡: Puyang Commandery
黄河: Yellow River

**Step 3: Translate the verb.**
大决: burst its banks

**Step 4: Translate the rest of the sentence.**
谷麦苗水上千余里: grain and wheat seedlings floated on the water for more than a thousand miles

**Final translation:** The Yellow River burst its banks in Puyang Commandery, and grain and wheat seedlings floated on the water for more than a thousand miles.</s>
Provide the translation steps for the following Classical Chinese excerpt and the final translation when finished: 蒲吾郡黄河大决，谷麦苗水上千余里。
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**Step 1: Identify the subject and verb.**
Subject: 蒲吾郡黄河
Verb: 大决

**Step 2: Translate the subject.**
蒲吾郡: Puyang Commandery
黄河: Yellow River

**Step 3: Translate the verb.**
大决: burst its banks

**Step 4: Translate the rest of the sentence.**
谷麦苗水上千余里: grain and wheat seedlings floated on the water for more than a thousand miles

**Final translation:** The Yellow River burst its banks in Puyang Commandery, and grain and wheat seedlings floated on the water for more than a thousand miles.
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