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反驳子路可以说： 我难道是匏瓜，要挂着不做官？ 
距子路可云： 吾岂匏瓜也哉，系而不仕也 ？
Zi Lu could have retorted: Am I a mere gourd, that I should hang about without becoming an official?
<s>[INST] Analyze the following Classical Chinese passage and provide both a modern Chinese and an English translation: 距子路可云： 吾岂匏瓜也哉，系而不仕也 ？ [/INST] Modern Chinese Interpretation: 反驳子路可以说： 我难道是匏瓜，要挂着不做官？  English Translation: Zi Lu could have retorted: Am I a mere gourd, that I should hang about without becoming an official?</s>
Analyze the following Classical Chinese passage and provide both a modern Chinese and an English translation: 距子路可云： 吾岂匏瓜也哉，系而不仕也 ？
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Modern Chinese Interpretation: 反驳子路可以说： 我难道是匏瓜，要挂着不做官？  English Translation: Zi Lu could have retorted: Am I a mere gourd, that I should hang about without becoming an official?
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