《徐霞客游记·粤西游日记二十》
于是分开茅草踏着荆棘，向西南走出山坳，仍经过宝圭洞通到北面的偏洞口，共行二里，将到庵后，命令脚夫同道士返回庵中做饭，我带着寄宿在庵中的人往东去探清泉岩，就是先前经过时向南的岩洞。洞不深但明亮清洁可以居住。
乃披茅践棘，西南出山拗，仍过宝圭透北偏门，共二里，将及庵后，命夫同道者还炊于庵，余挟寄宿庵中者东探清泉焉，洞不深而明洁可栖。
So they separated the thatch and stepped on the thorns, and walked out of the ravine to the southwest, still passing through the Baogui Cave to reach the side entrance on the north side. After two miles, they were about to reach the back of the temple, and ordered the porter to return to the temple with the Taoist priest to cook the meal. I took the people staying in the temple to the east to find out the clear water rock, that is, the rock cave to the south when I passed by before. The cave is not deep but bright and clean and can be inhabited.
<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: 乃披茅践棘，西南出山拗，仍过宝圭透北偏门，共二里，将及庵后，命夫同道者还炊于庵，余挟寄宿庵中者东探清泉焉，洞不深而明洁可栖。 Modern: 于是分开茅草踏着荆棘，向西南走出山坳，仍经过宝圭洞通到北面的偏洞口，共行二里，将到庵后，命令脚夫同道士返回庵中做饭，我带着寄宿在庵中的人往东去探清泉岩，就是先前经过时向南的岩洞。洞不深但明亮清洁可以居住。 [/INST] So they separated the thatch and stepped on the thorns, and walked out of the ravine to the southwest, still passing through the Baogui Cave to reach the side entrance on the north side. After two miles, they were about to reach the back of the temple, and ordered the porter to return to the temple with the Taoist priest to cook the meal. I took the people staying in the temple to the east to find out the clear water rock, that is, the rock cave to the south when I passed by before. The cave is not deep but bright and clean and can be inhabited.</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: 乃披茅践棘，西南出山拗，仍过宝圭透北偏门，共二里，将及庵后，命夫同道者还炊于庵，余挟寄宿庵中者东探清泉焉，洞不深而明洁可栖。 Modern: 于是分开茅草踏着荆棘，向西南走出山坳，仍经过宝圭洞通到北面的偏洞口，共行二里，将到庵后，命令脚夫同道士返回庵中做饭，我带着寄宿在庵中的人往东去探清泉岩，就是先前经过时向南的岩洞。洞不深但明亮清洁可以居住。
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So they separated the thatch and stepped on the thorns, and walked out of the ravine to the southwest, still passing through the Baogui Cave to reach the side entrance on the north side. After two miles, they were about to reach the back of the temple, and ordered the porter to return to the temple with the Taoist priest to cook the meal. I took the people staying in the temple to the east to find out the clear water rock, that is, the rock cave to the south when I passed by before. The cave is not deep but bright and clean and can be inhabited.
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