《史记·十二本纪·项羽本纪》
项王因此停留，连续攻打几次都没有攻下城阳。
项王因留，连战未能下。
Xiang Yu was forced to stop, attacked Chengyang several times without being able to capture the city.
<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: 项王因留，连战未能下。 Modern: 项王因此停留，连续攻打几次都没有攻下城阳。 [/INST] Xiang Yu was forced to stop, attacked Chengyang several times without being able to capture the city.</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: 项王因留，连战未能下。 Modern: 项王因此停留，连续攻打几次都没有攻下城阳。
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Xiang Yu was forced to stop, attacked Chengyang several times without being able to capture the city.
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