《太平广记·卷八十五·异人五》
道人说： 不是这个意思。我所说的平灭贼寇，不一定就是持刀拿枪去争高低，与敌人征战在疆场上。 崔说： 那你将要我怎样呢？ 
客曰： 不然，所言殄者，不必以剑戟争锋，力战原野。 崔曰： 公将如何？ 
The Taoist said: That is not what I mean. When I say quelling the rebel bandits, I don’t necessarily mean holding a sword and grabbing a gun to contend for advantage, battling it out with the enemy on the battlefield. Cui said: What do you want me to do, then?
<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: 客曰： 不然，所言殄者，不必以剑戟争锋，力战原野。 崔曰： 公将如何？  Modern: 道人说： 不是这个意思。我所说的平灭贼寇，不一定就是持刀拿枪去争高低，与敌人征战在疆场上。 崔说： 那你将要我怎样呢？  [/INST] The Taoist said: That is not what I mean. When I say quelling the rebel bandits, I don’t necessarily mean holding a sword and grabbing a gun to contend for advantage, battling it out with the enemy on the battlefield. Cui said: What do you want me to do, then?</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: 客曰： 不然，所言殄者，不必以剑戟争锋，力战原野。 崔曰： 公将如何？  Modern: 道人说： 不是这个意思。我所说的平灭贼寇，不一定就是持刀拿枪去争高低，与敌人征战在疆场上。 崔说： 那你将要我怎样呢？
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The Taoist said: That is not what I mean. When I say quelling the rebel bandits, I don’t necessarily mean holding a sword and grabbing a gun to contend for advantage, battling it out with the enemy on the battlefield. Cui said: What do you want me to do, then?
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