《明史·列传·卷一百一十七》
 祖宗朝，如果不是开国元勋，生前不为公，死后不为王。
祖宗朝，非开国元勋，生不公，死不王。
During the ancestor’s dynasty, if someone was not the founding father, he would not be bestowed the title of duke before death and could not be bestowed the title of king after death.
<s>[INST] 首先, 将文言文翻译成现代汉语, 然后再翻译成英语。文言文: 祖宗朝，非开国元勋，生不公，死不王。 [/INST] 现代汉语:  祖宗朝，如果不是开国元勋，生前不为公，死后不为王。 英语: During the ancestor’s dynasty, if someone was not the founding father, he would not be bestowed the title of duke before death and could not be bestowed the title of king after death.</s>
首先, 将文言文翻译成现代汉语, 然后再翻译成英语。文言文: 祖宗朝，非开国元勋，生不公，死不王。
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现代汉语:  祖宗朝，如果不是开国元勋，生前不为公，死后不为王。 英语: During the ancestor’s dynasty, if someone was not the founding father, he would not be bestowed the title of duke before death and could not be bestowed the title of king after death.
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