《新五代史·列传·杂传第三十九》
有人劝范延光用严厉的刑法制止他们，范延光说： 应当以静制动，可以稍作等待。 
或劝延光以严法制之，延光曰： 制动当以静，宜少待之。 
Someone advised Fan Yanguang to use harsh punishments to stop them, but Fan Yanguang said: We should use calmness to stop the chaos. We can wait a little longer.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 或劝延光以严法制之，延光曰： 制动当以静，宜少待之。 , translate it into Modern Chinese and English. Explain the translation process step by step. [/INST] Modern Chinese translation: 有人劝延光用严厉的法律来制止他们，延光说： 制止骚动应该用冷静的办法，应该稍等一下。 English translation: Someone advised Fan Yanguang to use harsh punishments to stop them, but Fan Yanguang said: We should use calmness to stop the chaos. We can wait a little longer. Step 1: Identify the subject and verb of each clause. In the first clause, the subject is "或" (someone) and the verb is "劝" (to advise). In the second clause, the subject is "延光" (Fan Yanguang) and the verb is "曰" (to say). Step 2: Translate the individual words or phrases. The word "严法" means "harsh punishments", "制" means "to stop", "动" means "chaos", "静" means "calmness", "宜" means "should", and "少待" means "to wait a little longer". Step 3: Put the translated words or phrases together to form a sentence. The first clause can be translated as "Someone advised Fan Yanguang to use harsh punishments to stop them". The second clause can be translated as "Fan Yanguang said: We should use calmness to stop the chaos. We can wait a little longer". Step 4: Check the grammar and make sure the translation is fluent. The English translation should be "Someone advised Fan Yanguang to use harsh punishments to stop them, but Fan Yanguang said: We should use calmness to stop the chaos. We can wait a little longer".</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 或劝延光以严法制之，延光曰： 制动当以静，宜少待之。 , translate it into Modern Chinese and English. Explain the translation process step by step.
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Modern Chinese translation: 有人劝延光用严厉的法律来制止他们，延光说： 制止骚动应该用冷静的办法，应该稍等一下。 English translation: Someone advised Fan Yanguang to use harsh punishments to stop them, but Fan Yanguang said: We should use calmness to stop the chaos. We can wait a little longer. Step 1: Identify the subject and verb of each clause. In the first clause, the subject is "或" (someone) and the verb is "劝" (to advise). In the second clause, the subject is "延光" (Fan Yanguang) and the verb is "曰" (to say). Step 2: Translate the individual words or phrases. The word "严法" means "harsh punishments", "制" means "to stop", "动" means "chaos", "静" means "calmness", "宜" means "should", and "少待" means "to wait a little longer". Step 3: Put the translated words or phrases together to form a sentence. The first clause can be translated as "Someone advised Fan Yanguang to use harsh punishments to stop them". The second clause can be translated as "Fan Yanguang said: We should use calmness to stop the chaos. We can wait a little longer". Step 4: Check the grammar and make sure the translation is fluent. The English translation should be "Someone advised Fan Yanguang to use harsh punishments to stop them, but Fan Yanguang said: We should use calmness to stop the chaos. We can wait a little longer".
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