《后汉书·列传·袁绍刘表列传上》
曹操害怕袁绍渡过黄河，就加紧攻打刘备，终于将刘备打败。
曹操畏绍过河，乃急击备，遂破之。
Fearing that Yuan Shao would cross the Yellow River, Cao Cao intensified his attacks on Liu Bei and eventually defeated him.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 曹操畏绍过河，乃急击备，遂破之。 Modern: 曹操害怕袁绍渡过黄河，就加紧攻打刘备，终于将刘备打败。 [/INST] Fearing that Yuan Shao would cross the Yellow River, Cao Cao intensified his attacks on Liu Bei and eventually defeated him.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 曹操畏绍过河，乃急击备，遂破之。 Modern: 曹操害怕袁绍渡过黄河，就加紧攻打刘备，终于将刘备打败。
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Fearing that Yuan Shao would cross the Yellow River, Cao Cao intensified his attacks on Liu Bei and eventually defeated him.
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