《宋史·列传·卷七十五》
不久，调任礼部侍郎，他推辞不受，旋即因患病逝世，终年六十四岁。
顷之，迁礼部侍郎，辞不受，寻以疾卒，年六十四。
Soon, he was transferred to the post of minister of the Ministry of Rites, but he declined the offer and died of illness soon after, at the age of sixty-four.
<s>[INST] Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 顷之，迁礼部侍郎，辞不受，寻以疾卒，年六十四。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 不久，调任礼部侍郎，他推辞不受，旋即因患病逝世，终年六十四岁。 English: Soon, he was transferred to the post of minister of the Ministry of Rites, but he declined the offer and died of illness soon after, at the age of sixty-four.</s>
Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 顷之，迁礼部侍郎，辞不受，寻以疾卒，年六十四。
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Modern Chinese: 不久，调任礼部侍郎，他推辞不受，旋即因患病逝世，终年六十四岁。 English: Soon, he was transferred to the post of minister of the Ministry of Rites, but he declined the offer and died of illness soon after, at the age of sixty-four.
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