《淮南子·俶真训》
那牛蹄踩出的小水洼是容不下一尺长的鲤鱼的；土丘似的山坡是长不出参天大树的。
夫牛蹄之涔，无尺之鲤，块阜之山，无丈之材，所以然者何也？
The small waterhole trampled by the cow's hoof cannot accommodate the carp that is one foot long; the hill-like slope cannot grow a towering tree.
<s>[INST] 对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 夫牛蹄之涔，无尺之鲤，块阜之山，无丈之材，所以然者何也？ 现代汉语: 那牛蹄踩出的小水洼是容不下一尺长的鲤鱼的；土丘似的山坡是长不出参天大树的。 [/INST] The small waterhole trampled by the cow's hoof cannot accommodate the carp that is one foot long; the hill-like slope cannot grow a towering tree.</s>
对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 夫牛蹄之涔，无尺之鲤，块阜之山，无丈之材，所以然者何也？ 现代汉语: 那牛蹄踩出的小水洼是容不下一尺长的鲤鱼的；土丘似的山坡是长不出参天大树的。
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The small waterhole trampled by the cow's hoof cannot accommodate the carp that is one foot long; the hill-like slope cannot grow a towering tree.
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