《淮南子·地形训》
天是一为阳，地是二为阴，人生于天地，是为三，三三得九，九九八十一。
天一地二人三，三三而九，九九八十一。
The heaven is yang, the earth is yin, and a person is born from heaven and earth and is three, three multiplied by three is nine, and nine multiplied by nine is eighty-one.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 天一地二人三，三三而九，九九八十一。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Identify the subject and verb in the sentence. The subject is "天一地二人三" (heaven, earth, and people are three) and the verb is "而" (and).
Step 2: Translate the subject. "天一地二人三" can be translated as "The heaven is yang, the earth is yin, and a person is born from heaven and earth and is three."
Step 3: Translate the verb. "而" can be translated as "and".
Step 4: Combine the subject and verb to form the sentence. The sentence can be translated as "The heaven is yang, the earth is yin, and a person is born from heaven and earth and is three."
Step 5: Translate the remaining phrase "三三而九，九九八十一". This phrase can be translated as "three multiplied by three is nine, and nine multiplied by nine is eighty-one."
Final English translation: The heaven is yang, the earth is yin, and a person is born from heaven and earth and is three, three multiplied by three is nine, and nine multiplied by nine is eighty-one.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 天一地二人三，三三而九，九九八十一。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Identify the subject and verb in the sentence. The subject is "天一地二人三" (heaven, earth, and people are three) and the verb is "而" (and).
Step 2: Translate the subject. "天一地二人三" can be translated as "The heaven is yang, the earth is yin, and a person is born from heaven and earth and is three."
Step 3: Translate the verb. "而" can be translated as "and".
Step 4: Combine the subject and verb to form the sentence. The sentence can be translated as "The heaven is yang, the earth is yin, and a person is born from heaven and earth and is three."
Step 5: Translate the remaining phrase "三三而九，九九八十一". This phrase can be translated as "three multiplied by three is nine, and nine multiplied by nine is eighty-one."
Final English translation: The heaven is yang, the earth is yin, and a person is born from heaven and earth and is three, three multiplied by three is nine, and nine multiplied by nine is eighty-one.
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