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月亮初三日露微光，初八日成弦月，十五日成望月，这与岁月完毕有什么不同呢？
月三日魄，八日弦，十五日望，与岁月终竟何异？
The moon is slightly visible on the third day of the new moon, it becomes a crescent moon on the eighth day, and it becomes a full moon on the fifteenth day. How is this any different from the end of the year?
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 月三日魄，八日弦，十五日望，与岁月终竟何异？ [/INST] Contemporary: 月亮初三日露微光，初八日成弦月，十五日成望月，这与岁月完毕有什么不同呢？ English version: The moon is slightly visible on the third day of the new moon, it becomes a crescent moon on the eighth day, and it becomes a full moon on the fifteenth day. How is this any different from the end of the year?</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 月三日魄，八日弦，十五日望，与岁月终竟何异？
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Contemporary: 月亮初三日露微光，初八日成弦月，十五日成望月，这与岁月完毕有什么不同呢？ English version: The moon is slightly visible on the third day of the new moon, it becomes a crescent moon on the eighth day, and it becomes a full moon on the fifteenth day. How is this any different from the end of the year?
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