《明史·列传·卷一百七十四》
起初，尚书王直以其诗寄与钱塘戴文进，求他为诗配画，信中说 ：昔日与文进交游，曾戏做诗一联，至今已十年才成。
始，尚书王直以诗寄钱塘戴文进索画，自序昔与文进交，尝戏作诗一联，至是十年始成之。
In the beginning, Minister Wang Zhi sent his poetry to Dai Wenjin of Qiantang, asking him to accompany his poem with a painting. Wang Zhi wrote in the letter: In the past I had been friends with Wenjin, and as a joke, I composed a couplet. It has taken me ten years to finish it.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 始，尚书王直以诗寄钱塘戴文进索画，自序昔与文进交，尝戏作诗一联，至是十年始成之。 [/INST] In the beginning, Minister Wang Zhi sent his poetry to Dai Wenjin of Qiantang, asking him to accompany his poem with a painting. Wang Zhi wrote in the letter: In the past I had been friends with Wenjin, and as a joke, I composed a couplet. It has taken me ten years to finish it.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 始，尚书王直以诗寄钱塘戴文进索画，自序昔与文进交，尝戏作诗一联，至是十年始成之。
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In the beginning, Minister Wang Zhi sent his poetry to Dai Wenjin of Qiantang, asking him to accompany his poem with a painting. Wang Zhi wrote in the letter: In the past I had been friends with Wenjin, and as a joke, I composed a couplet. It has taken me ten years to finish it.
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