《徐霞客游记·随笔二则》
攻了三年，没能攻克。
攻之三年，不能克。
After three years of attack, it still couldn't be captured.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 攻之三年，不能克。 [/INST] Contemporary: 攻了三年，没能攻克。 English version: After three years of attack, it still couldn't be captured.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 攻之三年，不能克。
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Contemporary: 攻了三年，没能攻克。 English version: After three years of attack, it still couldn't be captured.
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