《南史·列传·卷十四》
皇上对江夏王刘义恭说： 常常见典籍上有这样的记载，认为只是书上写的空言，没想到自己亲眼看到了。
上谓江夏王义恭曰： 常见典籍有此，谓止书传空言，不意亲睹。
The emperor said to Liu Yigong, the King of Jiangxia: I often see such records on historical books, and I think that they are just empty words written in the books. I did not expect to see them with my own eyes.
<s>[INST] 对于下面每对文言文和现代汉语段落, 请创作一个能够体现核心信息的英语翻译: 文言文: 上谓江夏王义恭曰： 常见典籍有此，谓止书传空言，不意亲睹。 现代汉语: 皇上对江夏王刘义恭说： 常常见典籍上有这样的记载，认为只是书上写的空言，没想到自己亲眼看到了。 [/INST] The emperor said to Liu Yigong, the King of Jiangxia: I often see such records on historical books, and I think that they are just empty words written in the books. I did not expect to see them with my own eyes.</s>
对于下面每对文言文和现代汉语段落, 请创作一个能够体现核心信息的英语翻译: 文言文: 上谓江夏王义恭曰： 常见典籍有此，谓止书传空言，不意亲睹。 现代汉语: 皇上对江夏王刘义恭说： 常常见典籍上有这样的记载，认为只是书上写的空言，没想到自己亲眼看到了。
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The emperor said to Liu Yigong, the King of Jiangxia: I often see such records on historical books, and I think that they are just empty words written in the books. I did not expect to see them with my own eyes.
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