《明史·志·卷五十四》
大致二百多年，民力伤残弹尽很久了。
盖二百馀年，民力殚残久矣。
Over the course of 200 years, the people were left exhausted and defenseless.
<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: 盖二百馀年，民力殚残久矣。 Modern: 大致二百多年，民力伤残弹尽很久了。 [/INST] Over the course of 200 years, the people were left exhausted and defenseless.</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: 盖二百馀年，民力殚残久矣。 Modern: 大致二百多年，民力伤残弹尽很久了。
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Over the course of 200 years, the people were left exhausted and defenseless.
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