《太平广记·卷二百一十三·画四》
于是请人在后厅地上挖一个池子，长宽各约一丈，深一尺多，用麻灰抹好。
乃请后厅上掘地为池方丈，深尺余。泥以麻灰。
So he asked for someone to dig a pond in the backyard, the length and width of it were about ten feet, and the depth of more than one foot. It was well polished with hemp ash.
<s>[INST] Provide a modern Chinese interpretation of the following Classical Chinese passage: 乃请后厅上掘地为池方丈，深尺余。泥以麻灰。 [/INST] 于是请人在后厅地上挖一个池子，长宽各约一丈，深一尺多，用麻灰抹好。</s>
Provide a modern Chinese interpretation of the following Classical Chinese passage: 乃请后厅上掘地为池方丈，深尺余。泥以麻灰。
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于是请人在后厅地上挖一个池子，长宽各约一丈，深一尺多，用麻灰抹好。
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