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前人有一句话说： 砍树干做斧柄，手里拿的斧柄就是式样，不必去远处寻找。 
先人有言曰： 伐柯者其则不远。 
There is a saying that says: "To cut a tree trunk as an axe handle, the axe handle in hand is the model, no need to look for it far away."
<s>[INST] Translate to English, please: 先人有言曰： 伐柯者其则不远。  [/INST] There is a saying that says: "To cut a tree trunk as an axe handle, the axe handle in hand is the model, no need to look for it far away."</s>
Translate to English, please: 先人有言曰： 伐柯者其则不远。
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There is a saying that says: "To cut a tree trunk as an axe handle, the axe handle in hand is the model, no need to look for it far away."
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