《宋史·列传·卷五十四》
朝廷征敛的法律，基本上轻廉公平，据臣所知，似乎是官吏们不很称职才招来灾害。
朝廷敛弛之法，近于廉平，以臣愚所闻，似吏不甚称而召其变。
The laws on taxation by the imperial court were fundamentally fair and moderate. As far as I know, it was because the officials were not competent enough that disasters occurred.
<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: 朝廷敛弛之法，近于廉平，以臣愚所闻，似吏不甚称而召其变。 现代汉语: 朝廷征敛的法律，基本上轻廉公平，据臣所知，似乎是官吏们不很称职才招来灾害。 [/INST] The laws on taxation by the imperial court were fundamentally fair and moderate. As far as I know, it was because the officials were not competent enough that disasters occurred.</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: 朝廷敛弛之法，近于廉平，以臣愚所闻，似吏不甚称而召其变。 现代汉语: 朝廷征敛的法律，基本上轻廉公平，据臣所知，似乎是官吏们不很称职才招来灾害。
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The laws on taxation by the imperial court were fundamentally fair and moderate. As far as I know, it was because the officials were not competent enough that disasters occurred.
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