《北齐书·列传·卷十七》
而大宁年代之后，东邻渐渐衰弱下来，而西邻则收取巴蜀，殄灭江陵，以高屋建瓴之势，成并吞天下之谋。
而大宁以还，东邻浸弱，关西前收巴蜀，又殄江陵，叶建瓴而用武，成并吞之壮气。
After the Da Ning era, the east neighbor gradually weakened, while the west neighbor took Bashu and exterminated Jiangling, using the power of being high and overlooking the low to plan to annex the world.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 而大宁以还，东邻浸弱，关西前收巴蜀，又殄江陵，叶建瓴而用武，成并吞之壮气。 Modern: 而大宁年代之后，东邻渐渐衰弱下来，而西邻则收取巴蜀，殄灭江陵，以高屋建瓴之势，成并吞天下之谋。 [/INST] After the Da Ning era, the east neighbor gradually weakened, while the west neighbor took Bashu and exterminated Jiangling, using the power of being high and overlooking the low to plan to annex the world.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 而大宁以还，东邻浸弱，关西前收巴蜀，又殄江陵，叶建瓴而用武，成并吞之壮气。 Modern: 而大宁年代之后，东邻渐渐衰弱下来，而西邻则收取巴蜀，殄灭江陵，以高屋建瓴之势，成并吞天下之谋。
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After the Da Ning era, the east neighbor gradually weakened, while the west neighbor took Bashu and exterminated Jiangling, using the power of being high and overlooking the low to plan to annex the world.
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