《太平广记·卷一百二十八·报应二》
文敏的儿子渐渐长大了，就让他习诵明经。他很聪明英俊。这一年到京城赶考，没有考中，就去了华州。
其子渐大，令习明经，甚聪俊，诣京赴举下第，乃如华州。
Wenmin's son gradually grew up, and he had him study the Confucian classics. He was very intelligent and handsome. That year, he went to the capital to take the imperial examination, but he failed and went to Huazhou.
<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: 其子渐大，令习明经，甚聪俊，诣京赴举下第，乃如华州。 Modern: 文敏的儿子渐渐长大了，就让他习诵明经。他很聪明英俊。这一年到京城赶考，没有考中，就去了华州。 [/INST] Wenmin's son gradually grew up, and he had him study the Confucian classics. He was very intelligent and handsome. That year, he went to the capital to take the imperial examination, but he failed and went to Huazhou.</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: 其子渐大，令习明经，甚聪俊，诣京赴举下第，乃如华州。 Modern: 文敏的儿子渐渐长大了，就让他习诵明经。他很聪明英俊。这一年到京城赶考，没有考中，就去了华州。
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Wenmin's son gradually grew up, and he had him study the Confucian classics. He was very intelligent and handsome. That year, he went to the capital to take the imperial examination, but he failed and went to Huazhou.
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