《元史·列传·卷十七》
十八岁时随丞相答失蛮入宫为宿卫。至大元年授集贤学士，官阶正议大夫，以荐贤举能为己任。
年十八，从丞相答失蛮备宿卫，出入禁中，如老成人。至大元年，授集贤学士，阶正议大夫，即以荐贤举能为事。
At age 18, he went into the palace to serve as a guard with Prime Minister Daschiman. In the first year of Zhida, he was appointed as a Jixian academician and a presiding member of the Yizheng administration, and it was his responsibility to recommend the virtuous and capable.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 年十八，从丞相答失蛮备宿卫，出入禁中，如老成人。至大元年，授集贤学士，阶正议大夫，即以荐贤举能为事。 [/INST] At age 18, he went into the palace to serve as a guard with Prime Minister Daschiman. In the first year of Zhida, he was appointed as a Jixian academician and a presiding member of the Yizheng administration, and it was his responsibility to recommend the virtuous and capable.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 年十八，从丞相答失蛮备宿卫，出入禁中，如老成人。至大元年，授集贤学士，阶正议大夫，即以荐贤举能为事。
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At age 18, he went into the palace to serve as a guard with Prime Minister Daschiman. In the first year of Zhida, he was appointed as a Jixian academician and a presiding member of the Yizheng administration, and it was his responsibility to recommend the virtuous and capable.
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