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现在应当斜着放置稍微偏一点，让周天的度数露出北际之外，自然就不居高遮蔽。
今当侧置少偏，使天度出北际之外，自不凌蔽。
It should now be placed at a slight slant, with the degree of the sphere protruding beyond the northern frontier, so that it would not be so high as to obstruct the view.
<s>[INST] Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 今当侧置少偏，使天度出北际之外，自不凌蔽。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 现在应当斜着放置稍微偏一点，让周天的度数露出北际之外，自然就不居高遮蔽。 English: It should now be placed at a slight slant, with the degree of the sphere protruding beyond the northern frontier, so that it would not be so high as to obstruct the view.</s>
Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 今当侧置少偏，使天度出北际之外，自不凌蔽。
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Modern Chinese: 现在应当斜着放置稍微偏一点，让周天的度数露出北际之外，自然就不居高遮蔽。 English: It should now be placed at a slight slant, with the degree of the sphere protruding beyond the northern frontier, so that it would not be so high as to obstruct the view.
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