《北史·列传·卷四十九》
当时有人对他说： 西河地域辽阔，俸禄优厚，你为什么辞去这个职务？ 
时人谓曰； 西河大邦，奉禄优厚，何为致辞？ 
At the time, someone said to him, “The Xihene territory is extensive, and your salary would be generous. Why then do you decline this position?”
<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: 时人谓曰； 西河大邦，奉禄优厚，何为致辞？  现代汉语: 当时有人对他说： 西河地域辽阔，俸禄优厚，你为什么辞去这个职务？  [/INST] At the time, someone said to him, “The Xihene territory is extensive, and your salary would be generous. Why then do you decline this position?”</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: 时人谓曰； 西河大邦，奉禄优厚，何为致辞？  现代汉语: 当时有人对他说： 西河地域辽阔，俸禄优厚，你为什么辞去这个职务？
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At the time, someone said to him, “The Xihene territory is extensive, and your salary would be generous. Why then do you decline this position?”
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