《明史·列传·卷八十五》
早先，长沙人李鉴作了盗贼，知府宋卿判他死刑。
初，长沙人李鉴为盗，知府宋卿论之死。
Earlier, Li Jian, a man from Changsha, committed a theft and was sentenced to death by the prefect Song Qing.
<s>[INST] 对于下面每对文言文和现代汉语段落, 请创作一个能够体现核心信息的英语翻译: 文言文: 初，长沙人李鉴为盗，知府宋卿论之死。 现代汉语: 早先，长沙人李鉴作了盗贼，知府宋卿判他死刑。 [/INST] Earlier, Li Jian, a man from Changsha, committed a theft and was sentenced to death by the prefect Song Qing.</s>
对于下面每对文言文和现代汉语段落, 请创作一个能够体现核心信息的英语翻译: 文言文: 初，长沙人李鉴为盗，知府宋卿论之死。 现代汉语: 早先，长沙人李鉴作了盗贼，知府宋卿判他死刑。
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Earlier, Li Jian, a man from Changsha, committed a theft and was sentenced to death by the prefect Song Qing.
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