《资治通鉴·梁纪·梁纪十七》
侯景对元贞说： 黄河北边的事虽然没有成功，长江南又何必担心会失掉呢，何不稍稍忍耐一下！ 
景谓曰： 河北事虽不果，江南何虑失之，何不小忍！ 
Hou Jing said to Yuan Zhen: "Although the matter north of the Yellow River was not successful, why should we be worried about losing the south of the Yangtze River? Why not endure it for a while?"
<s>[INST] Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 景谓曰： 河北事虽不果，江南何虑失之，何不小忍！  [/INST] Modern Chinese: 侯景对元贞说： 黄河北边的事虽然没有成功，长江南又何必担心会失掉呢，何不稍稍忍耐一下！  English: Hou Jing said to Yuan Zhen: "Although the matter north of the Yellow River was not successful, why should we be worried about losing the south of the Yangtze River? Why not endure it for a while?"</s>
Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 景谓曰： 河北事虽不果，江南何虑失之，何不小忍！
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Modern Chinese: 侯景对元贞说： 黄河北边的事虽然没有成功，长江南又何必担心会失掉呢，何不稍稍忍耐一下！  English: Hou Jing said to Yuan Zhen: "Although the matter north of the Yellow River was not successful, why should we be worried about losing the south of the Yangtze River? Why not endure it for a while?"
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