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巡抚许鼎臣派遣谋士张宰在大军赶到之前先期尝试着跟贼寇战斗，贼寇给惊退了。
巡抚许鼎臣遣谋士张宰先大军尝贼，贼惊溃。
The provincial governor, Xu Dingchen, sent his adviser Zhang Zai to fight the rebels before the main force arrived, and the rebels retreated in alarm.
<s>[INST] 对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 巡抚许鼎臣遣谋士张宰先大军尝贼，贼惊溃。 现代汉语: 巡抚许鼎臣派遣谋士张宰在大军赶到之前先期尝试着跟贼寇战斗，贼寇给惊退了。 [/INST] The provincial governor, Xu Dingchen, sent his adviser Zhang Zai to fight the rebels before the main force arrived, and the rebels retreated in alarm.</s>
对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 巡抚许鼎臣遣谋士张宰先大军尝贼，贼惊溃。 现代汉语: 巡抚许鼎臣派遣谋士张宰在大军赶到之前先期尝试着跟贼寇战斗，贼寇给惊退了。
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The provincial governor, Xu Dingchen, sent his adviser Zhang Zai to fight the rebels before the main force arrived, and the rebels retreated in alarm.
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