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弟弟听了十分吃惊，认为不公，哥哥回答说： 这好办，等到明年，你要上半截，我要下半截。 
弟讶其不平，兄曰： 不难，待明年，你取上，我取下，可也。 
The younger brother was shocked; he thought it was unfair. The older brother said, "It's easy. Next year, you can take the upper half, and I'll take the lower half."
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 弟讶其不平，兄曰： 不难，待明年，你取上，我取下，可也。  [/INST] The younger brother was shocked; he thought it was unfair. The older brother said, "It's easy. Next year, you can take the upper half, and I'll take the lower half."</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 弟讶其不平，兄曰： 不难，待明年，你取上，我取下，可也。
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The younger brother was shocked; he thought it was unfair. The older brother said, "It's easy. Next year, you can take the upper half, and I'll take the lower half."
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