《明史·列传·卷一百四十七》
在此之前，袁应泰死了，由薛国用代为经略，因病不能干事。
先是，袁应泰死，薛国用代为经略，病不任事。
Before this, Yuan Yingtai had died, and Xue Guoyong had taken over as the military strategist, but he was unable to work due to illness.
<s>[INST] Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 先是，袁应泰死，薛国用代为经略，病不任事。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 在此之前，袁应泰死了，由薛国用代为经略，因病不能干事。 English: Before this, Yuan Yingtai had died, and Xue Guoyong had taken over as the military strategist, but he was unable to work due to illness.</s>
Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 先是，袁应泰死，薛国用代为经略，病不任事。
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Modern Chinese: 在此之前，袁应泰死了，由薛国用代为经略，因病不能干事。 English: Before this, Yuan Yingtai had died, and Xue Guoyong had taken over as the military strategist, but he was unable to work due to illness.
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