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起初皇后的父亲许嘉从元帝时就被任命为大司马车骑将军辅佐朝政，已经有八九年了。
初，后父嘉自元帝时为大司马车骑将军辅政，已八九年矣。
Empress Xu's father, Xu Jia, had been appointed General of Chariots and Cavalry during Emperor Yuan's reign, and he had been assisting the administration for eight or nine years.
<s>[INST] Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 初，后父嘉自元帝时为大司马车骑将军辅政，已八九年矣。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 起初皇后的父亲许嘉从元帝时就被任命为大司马车骑将军辅佐朝政，已经有八九年了。 English: Empress Xu's father, Xu Jia, had been appointed General of Chariots and Cavalry during Emperor Yuan's reign, and he had been assisting the administration for eight or nine years.</s>
Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 初，后父嘉自元帝时为大司马车骑将军辅政，已八九年矣。
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Modern Chinese: 起初皇后的父亲许嘉从元帝时就被任命为大司马车骑将军辅佐朝政，已经有八九年了。 English: Empress Xu's father, Xu Jia, had been appointed General of Chariots and Cavalry during Emperor Yuan's reign, and he had been assisting the administration for eight or nine years.
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