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于是把那个人抓了起来准备杀掉，过了几个月才释放。
拘而拟戳之，经月乃放。
So he had the man arrested and prepared to kill him, but after a few months, he released him.
<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: 拘而拟戳之，经月乃放。 现代汉语: 于是把那个人抓了起来准备杀掉，过了几个月才释放。 [/INST] So he had the man arrested and prepared to kill him, but after a few months, he released him.</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: 拘而拟戳之，经月乃放。 现代汉语: 于是把那个人抓了起来准备杀掉，过了几个月才释放。
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So he had the man arrested and prepared to kill him, but after a few months, he released him.
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