《徐霞客游记·粤西游日记二十四》
打听不到犀牛岩，找到大岩。
问犀牛岩不得，得大岩。
I couldn't find any trace of Xi Niu Yan, but I did find Da Yan (literally, "Large Rock Cavern").
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 问犀牛岩不得，得大岩。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST]
**Step 1:** Determine the meaning of each character:
问 (wèn) - ask, inquire
犀 (xī) - rhinoceros
牛 (niú) - ox, cow
岩 (yán) - rock, cliff
得 (dé) - get, obtain
大 (dà) - large, great

**Step 2:** Understand the grammar of the sentence:
The sentence is in the form of a simple declarative sentence. The subject is omitted, but can be inferred to be the author. The verb is "wèn" (ask). The object is "xī niú yán" (rhinoceros rock cliff). The result is "dé dà yán" (get large rock).

**Step 3:** Translate the sentence into English:
I couldn't find any trace of Xi Niu Yan, but I did find Da Yan (literally, "Large Rock Cavern").

**Completed English translation:** I couldn't find any trace of Xi Niu Yan, but I did find Da Yan (literally, "Large Rock Cavern").</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 问犀牛岩不得，得大岩。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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**Step 1:** Determine the meaning of each character:
问 (wèn) - ask, inquire
犀 (xī) - rhinoceros
牛 (niú) - ox, cow
岩 (yán) - rock, cliff
得 (dé) - get, obtain
大 (dà) - large, great

**Step 2:** Understand the grammar of the sentence:
The sentence is in the form of a simple declarative sentence. The subject is omitted, but can be inferred to be the author. The verb is "wèn" (ask). The object is "xī niú yán" (rhinoceros rock cliff). The result is "dé dà yán" (get large rock).

**Step 3:** Translate the sentence into English:
I couldn't find any trace of Xi Niu Yan, but I did find Da Yan (literally, "Large Rock Cavern").

**Completed English translation:** I couldn't find any trace of Xi Niu Yan, but I did find Da Yan (literally, "Large Rock Cavern").
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