《太平广记·卷一百四十七·定数二》
张嘉贞还没有当官，正贫困的时候，曾经在城东的大道上看见一个老人给人算卦，嘉贞就请他给算命。
张嘉贞未遇，方贫困时，曾于城东路，见一老人卖卜。嘉贞访焉。
Before taking office, when Zhang Jiazhen was still penniless, he once saw an old man fortune-telling on a street in the east of the city. Jiazhen asked the man to tell his fortune.
<s>[INST] Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 张嘉贞未遇，方贫困时，曾于城东路，见一老人卖卜。嘉贞访焉。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 张嘉贞还没有当官，正贫困的时候，曾经在城东的大道上看见一个老人给人算卦，嘉贞就请他给算命。 English: Before taking office, when Zhang Jiazhen was still penniless, he once saw an old man fortune-telling on a street in the east of the city. Jiazhen asked the man to tell his fortune.</s>
Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 张嘉贞未遇，方贫困时，曾于城东路，见一老人卖卜。嘉贞访焉。
user
Modern Chinese: 张嘉贞还没有当官，正贫困的时候，曾经在城东的大道上看见一个老人给人算卦，嘉贞就请他给算命。 English: Before taking office, when Zhang Jiazhen was still penniless, he once saw an old man fortune-telling on a street in the east of the city. Jiazhen asked the man to tell his fortune.
assistant