《智囊(选录)·明智部·魏相》
《刘德传》也说，大将军霍光想把女儿嫁给他，刘德不敢接受，怕过分显贵，后来免官，成为平民，住在乡间。
《刘德传》云：大将军欲以女妻之，德不敢取。
The biography of Liu De also states that the General-in-chief Huo Guang wanted to marry his daughter to him. Liu De did not dare accept, because he was afraid of becoming excessively prominent. Later he was exempted from office, became an ordinary person, and lived in the countryside.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 《刘德传》云：大将军欲以女妻之，德不敢取。 [/INST] The biography of Liu De also states that the General-in-chief Huo Guang wanted to marry his daughter to him. Liu De did not dare accept, because he was afraid of becoming excessively prominent. Later he was exempted from office, became an ordinary person, and lived in the countryside.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 《刘德传》云：大将军欲以女妻之，德不敢取。
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The biography of Liu De also states that the General-in-chief Huo Guang wanted to marry his daughter to him. Liu De did not dare accept, because he was afraid of becoming excessively prominent. Later he was exempted from office, became an ordinary person, and lived in the countryside.
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