《太平广记·卷二百四十八·诙谐四》
杨素说：只当是没有梯子。如果说有梯子，还用再问你吗？
素云：只论无梯，若论有梯，何须更问。
Yang Su said: "Let's just assume that there is no ladder. If there was a ladder, would I still need to ask you?"
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 素云：只论无梯，若论有梯，何须更问。 [/INST] Contemporary: 杨素说：只当是没有梯子。如果说有梯子，还用再问你吗？ English version: Yang Su said: "Let's just assume that there is no ladder. If there was a ladder, would I still need to ask you?"</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 素云：只论无梯，若论有梯，何须更问。
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Contemporary: 杨素说：只当是没有梯子。如果说有梯子，还用再问你吗？ English version: Yang Su said: "Let's just assume that there is no ladder. If there was a ladder, would I still need to ask you?"
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