《元史·列传·卷七十一》
就中而论，自秦、汉以来，上下三千余年，天下得以统一的，仅六百多年。
中论秦、汉以来，上下三千余年，天直一统者，六百余年而已。
By comparison, since the Qin and Han dynasties, over the past 3,000 years, the country has only been unified for 600 years.
<s>[INST] Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 中论秦、汉以来，上下三千余年，天直一统者，六百余年而已。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 就中而论，自秦、汉以来，上下三千余年，天下得以统一的，仅六百多年。 English: By comparison, since the Qin and Han dynasties, over the past 3,000 years, the country has only been unified for 600 years.</s>
Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 中论秦、汉以来，上下三千余年，天直一统者，六百余年而已。
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Modern Chinese: 就中而论，自秦、汉以来，上下三千余年，天下得以统一的，仅六百多年。 English: By comparison, since the Qin and Han dynasties, over the past 3,000 years, the country has only been unified for 600 years.
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