《三国志·魏书·明帝纪》
四月，国内发生大瘟疫，京城崇华殿发生火灾。
夏四月，大疫。崇华殿灾。
In April, there was a major epidemic in the country, and the Chong Hua Palace in the capital caught fire.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 夏四月，大疫。崇华殿灾。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
**Step 1: Identify individual characters and their meanings.**
夏 - summer
四月 - April
大 - great, major
疫 - epidemic, pestilence
崇 - to respect, revere
华 - splendid, bright
殿 - hall, palace
灾 - disaster, calamity

**Step 2: Combine characters into phrases and clauses.**
夏四月 - In April
大疫 - major epidemic
崇华殿 - Chong Hua Palace
崇华殿灾 - Chong Hua Palace in the capital caught fire

**Step 3: Order phrases and clauses according to English sentence structure.**
In April, there was a major epidemic in the country, and the Chong Hua Palace in the capital caught fire.

**Final English translation:**
In April, there was a major epidemic in the country, and the Chong Hua Palace in the capital caught fire.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 夏四月，大疫。崇华殿灾。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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**Step 1: Identify individual characters and their meanings.**
夏 - summer
四月 - April
大 - great, major
疫 - epidemic, pestilence
崇 - to respect, revere
华 - splendid, bright
殿 - hall, palace
灾 - disaster, calamity

**Step 2: Combine characters into phrases and clauses.**
夏四月 - In April
大疫 - major epidemic
崇华殿 - Chong Hua Palace
崇华殿灾 - Chong Hua Palace in the capital caught fire

**Step 3: Order phrases and clauses according to English sentence structure.**
In April, there was a major epidemic in the country, and the Chong Hua Palace in the capital caught fire.

**Final English translation:**
In April, there was a major epidemic in the country, and the Chong Hua Palace in the capital caught fire.
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