《论衡·卷二十一·死伪篇》
太子杀死了自己，这是极大的罪恶；加给谥号叫 灵 ，这是小过错。
太子杀己，大恶也；加谥为 灵 ，小过也。
The crown prince killed himself, which was a great crime; the posthumous title Ling was a minor offense.
<s>[INST] For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 太子杀己，大恶也；加谥为 灵 ，小过也。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English. [/INST]
Completed English translation: The crown prince killed himself, which was a great crime; the posthumous title Ling was a minor offense.
Step 1: Identify the main clause and its components. The main clause is 太子杀己，大恶也。 The subject is 太子 (crown prince), the verb is 杀 (kill), and the object is 己 (himself). The predicate is 大恶也(a great crime).
Step 2: Identify the subordinate clause and its components. The subordinate clause is 加谥为 灵 ，小过也。 The subject is omitted (it is the same as the subject of the main clause). The verb is 加谥 (grant a posthumous title), the object is 灵 (Ling), and the predicate is 小过也 (a minor offense).
Step 3: Combine the main clause and the subordinate clause to form the complete sentence. The complete sentence is 太子杀己，大恶也；加谥为 灵 ，小过也。 The crown prince killed himself, which was a great crime; the posthumous title Ling was a minor offense.</s>
For the Classical Chinese excerpt: 太子杀己，大恶也；加谥为 灵 ，小过也。, detail the steps needed to accurately translate it into English.
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Completed English translation: The crown prince killed himself, which was a great crime; the posthumous title Ling was a minor offense.
Step 1: Identify the main clause and its components. The main clause is 太子杀己，大恶也。 The subject is 太子 (crown prince), the verb is 杀 (kill), and the object is 己 (himself). The predicate is 大恶也(a great crime).
Step 2: Identify the subordinate clause and its components. The subordinate clause is 加谥为 灵 ，小过也。 The subject is omitted (it is the same as the subject of the main clause). The verb is 加谥 (grant a posthumous title), the object is 灵 (Ling), and the predicate is 小过也 (a minor offense).
Step 3: Combine the main clause and the subordinate clause to form the complete sentence. The complete sentence is 太子杀己，大恶也；加谥为 灵 ，小过也。 The crown prince killed himself, which was a great crime; the posthumous title Ling was a minor offense.
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