《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪三十九》
他因为父亲下落不明，不知是死是活，所以只穿布衣，只吃蔬菜，拒绝与别人交游，不出来做官，这样过了十几年。
以其父存亡不测，布蔬食，绝交游不仕，十馀年。
Because his father's whereabouts were unknown, he did not know if he was alive or dead, so he only wore cloth and ate vegetables, refused to associate with others, and did not come out to serve as an official. He lived like this for more than ten years.
<s>[INST] Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 以其父存亡不测，布蔬食，绝交游不仕，十馀年。 [/INST] Because his father's whereabouts were unknown, he did not know if he was alive or dead, so he only wore cloth and ate vegetables, refused to associate with others, and did not come out to serve as an official. He lived like this for more than ten years.</s>
Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 以其父存亡不测，布蔬食，绝交游不仕，十馀年。
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Because his father's whereabouts were unknown, he did not know if he was alive or dead, so he only wore cloth and ate vegetables, refused to associate with others, and did not come out to serve as an official. He lived like this for more than ten years.
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