《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪三十七》
秦国虽然与刘勃勃互相僵持、斗争不休，但是也不足以把这当成祸患。况且他们与我们分别占据中原地区，彼此依傍，形势就像唇齿一样，怎么能够不来救助我们呢？
秦虽与勃勃相持，不足为患；且与我分据中原，势如脣齿，安得不来相救！
Although the Qin state is in a stalemate with Liú Bóbó, fighting without end, that is not enough to view as a disaster. Moreover, they and we are both in different parts of the Central Plains region, leaning against each other; how could they not come to our aid?
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 秦虽与勃勃相持，不足为患；且与我分据中原，势如脣齿，安得不来相救！, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
**Step 1: Identify the grammatical structure and word order.**
- The sentence is in the form of a compound sentence, consisting of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon (;).
- The first clause, 秦虽与勃勃相持，不足为患, is in the subject-verb-object word order.
- The second clause, 且与我分据中原，势如脣齿，安得不来相救, is in the subject-verb-complement-object word order.

**Step 2: Translate the individual words and phrases.**
- 秦 (Qín): the Qin state
- 虽 (suī): although
- 与 (yǔ): with
- 勃勃 (bóbo): Liú Bóbó, a Han general
- 相持 (xiāngchí): to be in a stalemate, to fight without end
- 不足 (bùzú): not enough
- 为 (wéi): to view as
- 患 (huàn): disaster
- 且 (qiě): moreover
- 与我分据中原 (yǔ wǒ fēnjù zhōngyuán): they and we are both in different parts of the Central Plains region
- 势如脣齿 (shìrúchúnchí): leaning against each other
- 安得 (āndé): how could
- 不来相救 (bù lái xiāngjiù): not come to our aid

**Step 3: Combine the individual translations into a complete English sentence.**
- Although the Qin state is in a stalemate with Liú Bóbó, fighting without end, that is not enough to view as a disaster. Moreover, they and we are both in different parts of the Central Plains region, leaning against each other; how could they not come to our aid?

**Final English translation:**
Although the Qin state is in a stalemate with Liú Bóbó, fighting without end, that is not enough to view as a disaster. Moreover, they and we are both in different parts of the Central Plains region, leaning against each other; how could they not come to our aid?</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 秦虽与勃勃相持，不足为患；且与我分据中原，势如脣齿，安得不来相救！, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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**Step 1: Identify the grammatical structure and word order.**
- The sentence is in the form of a compound sentence, consisting of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon (;).
- The first clause, 秦虽与勃勃相持，不足为患, is in the subject-verb-object word order.
- The second clause, 且与我分据中原，势如脣齿，安得不来相救, is in the subject-verb-complement-object word order.

**Step 2: Translate the individual words and phrases.**
- 秦 (Qín): the Qin state
- 虽 (suī): although
- 与 (yǔ): with
- 勃勃 (bóbo): Liú Bóbó, a Han general
- 相持 (xiāngchí): to be in a stalemate, to fight without end
- 不足 (bùzú): not enough
- 为 (wéi): to view as
- 患 (huàn): disaster
- 且 (qiě): moreover
- 与我分据中原 (yǔ wǒ fēnjù zhōngyuán): they and we are both in different parts of the Central Plains region
- 势如脣齿 (shìrúchúnchí): leaning against each other
- 安得 (āndé): how could
- 不来相救 (bù lái xiāngjiù): not come to our aid

**Step 3: Combine the individual translations into a complete English sentence.**
- Although the Qin state is in a stalemate with Liú Bóbó, fighting without end, that is not enough to view as a disaster. Moreover, they and we are both in different parts of the Central Plains region, leaning against each other; how could they not come to our aid?

**Final English translation:**
Although the Qin state is in a stalemate with Liú Bóbó, fighting without end, that is not enough to view as a disaster. Moreover, they and we are both in different parts of the Central Plains region, leaning against each other; how could they not come to our aid?
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