《资治通鉴·晋纪·晋纪十二》
王敦坚持辞谢，于是听任他为刺史。
敦固辞州牧，乃听为刺史。
Wang Dun insisted on resigning, so he was authorized to be a magistrate instead.
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 敦固辞州牧，乃听为刺史。 Updated: 王敦坚持辞谢，于是听任他为刺史。 [/INST] Wang Dun insisted on resigning, so he was authorized to be a magistrate instead.</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 敦固辞州牧，乃听为刺史。 Updated: 王敦坚持辞谢，于是听任他为刺史。
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Wang Dun insisted on resigning, so he was authorized to be a magistrate instead.
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