《明史·志·卷三十二》
品级相近的行礼，便东西对立，位卑的在西面，位高的在东面。
品近者行礼，则东西对立，卑者西，高者东。
When the ranking was close, the salutes were performed by facing east and west, with the lower ranking person in the west and the more senior person in the east.
<s>[INST] 将以下文言文流畅地翻译成英语: 品近者行礼，则东西对立，卑者西，高者东。 [/INST] When the ranking was close, the salutes were performed by facing east and west, with the lower ranking person in the west and the more senior person in the east.</s>
将以下文言文流畅地翻译成英语: 品近者行礼，则东西对立，卑者西，高者东。
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When the ranking was close, the salutes were performed by facing east and west, with the lower ranking person in the west and the more senior person in the east.
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