《韩非子·内储说上七术》
受刑的人很多，尸体堵塞阻断了那道丽水，但是人们偷采金子不停止。
甚众，壅离其水也，而人窃金不止。
There were so many prisoners undergoing the execution that their dead bodies blocked and dammed up the Lizhui River, but people didn't stop illegally mining for gold.
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Completed English translation: There were so many prisoners undergoing the execution that their dead bodies blocked and dammed up the Lizhui River, but people didn't stop illegally mining for gold.

Step 1: Break down the sentence into smaller chunks and identify the key components:
     甚众 - many
     壅离其水也 - blocked and dammed up the river
     而人 - but people
     窃金 - stealing gold
     不止 - didn't stop

Step 2: Determine the appropriate word order for English:
     There were so many prisoners undergoing the execution that their dead bodies blocked and dammed up the Lizhui River
     but people didn't stop illegally mining for gold.

Step 3: Add details to provide context and make the translation more natural:
     [Lizhui River] is the river that was blocked by the dead bodies
     [illegally mining] is the type of gold mining that the people were doing</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 甚众，壅离其水也，而人窃金不止。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: There were so many prisoners undergoing the execution that their dead bodies blocked and dammed up the Lizhui River, but people didn't stop illegally mining for gold.

Step 1: Break down the sentence into smaller chunks and identify the key components:
     甚众 - many
     壅离其水也 - blocked and dammed up the river
     而人 - but people
     窃金 - stealing gold
     不止 - didn't stop

Step 2: Determine the appropriate word order for English:
     There were so many prisoners undergoing the execution that their dead bodies blocked and dammed up the Lizhui River
     but people didn't stop illegally mining for gold.

Step 3: Add details to provide context and make the translation more natural:
     [Lizhui River] is the river that was blocked by the dead bodies
     [illegally mining] is the type of gold mining that the people were doing
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