《晋书·志·第十九章》
遣时，成帝年幼弱小，政权由大臣掌握。
是时，帝幼弱，政在大臣。
At that time, Emperor Cheng was young and weak, and state power was in the hands of his ministers.
<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: 是时，帝幼弱，政在大臣。 Modern: 遣时，成帝年幼弱小，政权由大臣掌握。 [/INST] At that time, Emperor Cheng was young and weak, and state power was in the hands of his ministers.</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: 是时，帝幼弱，政在大臣。 Modern: 遣时，成帝年幼弱小，政权由大臣掌握。
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At that time, Emperor Cheng was young and weak, and state power was in the hands of his ministers.
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