《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪四十一》
当时接连发生旱灾、蝗灾和饥荒，加上驱赶劫掠，百姓流离四散，沿路死亡，或者抛弃老弱，或者沦为他人的奴仆婢妾，人口损失超过半数。
时连旱蝗饥荒，而驱蹙劫掠，流离分散，随道死亡，或弃捐老弱，或为人仆妾，丧其太半。
At that time, there were successive droughts, locust plagues, and famines, coupled with hunting and looting. The people were scattered, and they died along the way, or abandoned the elderly and the weak, or fell into slavery as servants and maidservants. Population losses exceeded half.
<s>[INST] Provide a modern Chinese interpretation of the following Classical Chinese passage: 时连旱蝗饥荒，而驱蹙劫掠，流离分散，随道死亡，或弃捐老弱，或为人仆妾，丧其太半。 [/INST] 当时接连发生旱灾、蝗灾和饥荒，加上驱赶劫掠，百姓流离四散，沿路死亡，或者抛弃老弱，或者沦为他人的奴仆婢妾，人口损失超过半数。</s>
Provide a modern Chinese interpretation of the following Classical Chinese passage: 时连旱蝗饥荒，而驱蹙劫掠，流离分散，随道死亡，或弃捐老弱，或为人仆妾，丧其太半。
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当时接连发生旱灾、蝗灾和饥荒，加上驱赶劫掠，百姓流离四散，沿路死亡，或者抛弃老弱，或者沦为他人的奴仆婢妾，人口损失超过半数。
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