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当初，元载曾担任西州刺史，对河西、陇右的山川地势十分了解。
初，元载尝为西州刺史，知河西、陇右山川形势。
At the beginning, Yuan Zai was the governor of Xizhou, and was very familiar with the topography of the Hexi and Longyou regions
<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: 初，元载尝为西州刺史，知河西、陇右山川形势。 现代汉语: 当初，元载曾担任西州刺史，对河西、陇右的山川地势十分了解。 [/INST] At the beginning, Yuan Zai was the governor of Xizhou, and was very familiar with the topography of the Hexi and Longyou regions</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: 初，元载尝为西州刺史，知河西、陇右山川形势。 现代汉语: 当初，元载曾担任西州刺史，对河西、陇右的山川地势十分了解。
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At the beginning, Yuan Zai was the governor of Xizhou, and was very familiar with the topography of the Hexi and Longyou regions
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