《笑林广记·殊禀部》
主人追问其原因，友回答说： 实不相瞒，我老婆十分厉害，家里有便桶未倒，如果回去晚了，将要受苦不堪矣。 
友究其故，曰： 实不相瞒，贱荆性情最悍，尚有杩子桶未倒。若归迟，则受累不浅矣。 
The host asked him the reason. The friend replied, "To tell you the truth, my wife is very fierce. There is a commode at home that has not been flushed. If I go back late, I will suffer."
<s>[INST] Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 友究其故，曰： 实不相瞒，贱荆性情最悍，尚有杩子桶未倒。若归迟，则受累不浅矣。  [/INST] Modern Chinese: 主人追问其原因，友回答说： 实不相瞒，我老婆十分厉害，家里有便桶未倒，如果回去晚了，将要受苦不堪矣。  English: The host asked him the reason. The friend replied, "To tell you the truth, my wife is very fierce. There is a commode at home that has not been flushed. If I go back late, I will suffer."</s>
Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 友究其故，曰： 实不相瞒，贱荆性情最悍，尚有杩子桶未倒。若归迟，则受累不浅矣。
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Modern Chinese: 主人追问其原因，友回答说： 实不相瞒，我老婆十分厉害，家里有便桶未倒，如果回去晚了，将要受苦不堪矣。  English: The host asked him the reason. The friend replied, "To tell you the truth, my wife is very fierce. There is a commode at home that has not been flushed. If I go back late, I will suffer."
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