《晋书·列传·第十四章》
这几个人，或以名望处台省，或以名高而为太子师傅，不是一时之秀，何以能至于此。
此数公者，或以雅望处台槐，或以高名居保傅，自非一时之秀，亦曷能至于斯。
These few people, some with prestige in the ministries, or with great prestige as imperial tutors, were not excellent people for a while, so why could they reach this point?
<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: 此数公者，或以雅望处台槐，或以高名居保傅，自非一时之秀，亦曷能至于斯。 Modern: 这几个人，或以名望处台省，或以名高而为太子师傅，不是一时之秀，何以能至于此。 [/INST] These few people, some with prestige in the ministries, or with great prestige as imperial tutors, were not excellent people for a while, so why could they reach this point?</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: 此数公者，或以雅望处台槐，或以高名居保傅，自非一时之秀，亦曷能至于斯。 Modern: 这几个人，或以名望处台省，或以名高而为太子师傅，不是一时之秀，何以能至于此。
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These few people, some with prestige in the ministries, or with great prestige as imperial tutors, were not excellent people for a while, so why could they reach this point?
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