《太平广记·卷一百三十八·征应四》
有两位老人倚着桥柱子站着，嘴里说道： 蔡州用兵的时间已很长了，官府征发给人们带来了极大的困难，不知什么时候才能平定？ 
有二老人倚桥柱而立，语云： 蔡州用兵日久，征发甚困于人，未知何时平定。 
Two old men stood leaning on the bridge and said: "The period when troops were employed in Cai Zhou lasted quite long; the government's conscripted labor has caused great difficulty to the people, when will it be pacified?"
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 有二老人倚桥柱而立，语云： 蔡州用兵日久，征发甚困于人，未知何时平定。  Modern: 有两位老人倚着桥柱子站着，嘴里说道： 蔡州用兵的时间已很长了，官府征发给人们带来了极大的困难，不知什么时候才能平定？  [/INST] Two old men stood leaning on the bridge and said: "The period when troops were employed in Cai Zhou lasted quite long; the government's conscripted labor has caused great difficulty to the people, when will it be pacified?"</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 有二老人倚桥柱而立，语云： 蔡州用兵日久，征发甚困于人，未知何时平定。  Modern: 有两位老人倚着桥柱子站着，嘴里说道： 蔡州用兵的时间已很长了，官府征发给人们带来了极大的困难，不知什么时候才能平定？
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Two old men stood leaning on the bridge and said: "The period when troops were employed in Cai Zhou lasted quite long; the government's conscripted labor has caused great difficulty to the people, when will it be pacified?"
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