《辽史·列传·卷五》
应该答复说： 木材生长的地方，一定是在深山幽谷，有神仙看守，必须用白鼻子的赤驴祈祷祠祭，然后才可以砍伐。 
宜答曰： 材之所生，必深山穷谷，有神司之，须白鼻赤驴祷祠，然后可伐。 
"We should reply that wood grows in deep and secluded valleys, and it is guarded by immortals. We must first pray to the gods with a white-nosed donkey before we can cut it down."
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 宜答曰： 材之所生，必深山穷谷，有神司之，须白鼻赤驴祷祠，然后可伐。  [/INST] "We should reply that wood grows in deep and secluded valleys, and it is guarded by immortals. We must first pray to the gods with a white-nosed donkey before we can cut it down."</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 宜答曰： 材之所生，必深山穷谷，有神司之，须白鼻赤驴祷祠，然后可伐。
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"We should reply that wood grows in deep and secluded valleys, and it is guarded by immortals. We must first pray to the gods with a white-nosed donkey before we can cut it down."
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