《礼记·祭统》
所以君子的祭祀，一定要自己竭尽诚心，这样才能使外部动作也端重起来。
是故君子之祭也，必身自尽也，所以明重也。
Therefore, when a gentleman makes a sacrifice, he must exhaust his own sincerity, so that his outward actions become serious too. 
<s>[INST] 对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 是故君子之祭也，必身自尽也，所以明重也。 现代汉语: 所以君子的祭祀，一定要自己竭尽诚心，这样才能使外部动作也端重起来。 [/INST] Therefore, when a gentleman makes a sacrifice, he must exhaust his own sincerity, so that his outward actions become serious too. </s>
对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 是故君子之祭也，必身自尽也，所以明重也。 现代汉语: 所以君子的祭祀，一定要自己竭尽诚心，这样才能使外部动作也端重起来。
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Therefore, when a gentleman makes a sacrifice, he must exhaust his own sincerity, so that his outward actions become serious too.
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