《论衡·卷二十五·祀义篇》
用如同活人吃的食物来祭祀，活人想吃这些东西，也希望鬼能享用这些祭品。
其祭如生人之食，人欲食之，冀鬼飨之。
Sacrifices are made with food similar to that eaten by the living. The living want to eat these things and also want the ghosts to enjoy these offerings.
<s>[INST] 首先, 将文言文翻译成现代汉语, 然后再翻译成英语。文言文: 其祭如生人之食，人欲食之，冀鬼飨之。 [/INST] 现代汉语: 用如同活人吃的食物来祭祀，活人想吃这些东西，也希望鬼能享用这些祭品。 英语: Sacrifices are made with food similar to that eaten by the living. The living want to eat these things and also want the ghosts to enjoy these offerings.</s>
首先, 将文言文翻译成现代汉语, 然后再翻译成英语。文言文: 其祭如生人之食，人欲食之，冀鬼飨之。
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现代汉语: 用如同活人吃的食物来祭祀，活人想吃这些东西，也希望鬼能享用这些祭品。 英语: Sacrifices are made with food similar to that eaten by the living. The living want to eat these things and also want the ghosts to enjoy these offerings.
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