《太平广记·卷一百五十九·定数十》
今天有人到这里来给我提潘司马的女儿，这件婚事能够成功吗？ 老头回答： 不能成功，你的媳妇刚刚三岁，等到十七岁才能进你们家的门。 韦固问： 你口袋里装的什么东西？ 老头回答： 红绳啊！ 
固喜曰： 固少孤，尝愿早娶，以广后嗣。尔来十年，多方求之，竞不遂意。
Today, someone came here to propose the daughter of Lord Pan Sima to me. Will this marriage be successful? The old man replied: It will not be successful. Your wife is only three years old. She will be able to marry you when she is seventeen. Wei Gu asked: What are you carrying in your bag? The old man replied: Red strings! 
<s>[INST] 对于下面每对文言文和现代汉语段落, 请创作一个能够体现核心信息的英语翻译: 文言文: 固喜曰： 固少孤，尝愿早娶，以广后嗣。尔来十年，多方求之，竞不遂意。 现代汉语: 今天有人到这里来给我提潘司马的女儿，这件婚事能够成功吗？ 老头回答： 不能成功，你的媳妇刚刚三岁，等到十七岁才能进你们家的门。 韦固问： 你口袋里装的什么东西？ 老头回答： 红绳啊！  [/INST] Today, someone came here to propose the daughter of Lord Pan Sima to me. Will this marriage be successful? The old man replied: It will not be successful. Your wife is only three years old. She will be able to marry you when she is seventeen. Wei Gu asked: What are you carrying in your bag? The old man replied: Red strings! </s>
对于下面每对文言文和现代汉语段落, 请创作一个能够体现核心信息的英语翻译: 文言文: 固喜曰： 固少孤，尝愿早娶，以广后嗣。尔来十年，多方求之，竞不遂意。 现代汉语: 今天有人到这里来给我提潘司马的女儿，这件婚事能够成功吗？ 老头回答： 不能成功，你的媳妇刚刚三岁，等到十七岁才能进你们家的门。 韦固问： 你口袋里装的什么东西？ 老头回答： 红绳啊！
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Today, someone came here to propose the daughter of Lord Pan Sima to me. Will this marriage be successful? The old man replied: It will not be successful. Your wife is only three years old. She will be able to marry you when she is seventeen. Wei Gu asked: What are you carrying in your bag? The old man replied: Red strings!
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