《元史·列传·卷七十三》
长达数千言，当时以为是老生常谈，不能用。
亹亹数千言，时以为老生常谈，不能用。
It was several thousand words long, and it was thought at the time to be a rehash of old ideas and of no use.
<s>[INST] Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 亹亹数千言，时以为老生常谈，不能用。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 长达数千言，当时以为是老生常谈，不能用。 English: It was several thousand words long, and it was thought at the time to be a rehash of old ideas and of no use.</s>
Give the modern Chinese and English translation for the following Classical Chinese passage: 亹亹数千言，时以为老生常谈，不能用。
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Modern Chinese: 长达数千言，当时以为是老生常谈，不能用。 English: It was several thousand words long, and it was thought at the time to be a rehash of old ideas and of no use.
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