《太平广记·卷四百九十二·杂传记》
周宝在心里虽然应许了她，因为惊讶她的辩才和博学，所以想用别的事拒绝她，来琢磨研究她说的话，于是说： 边界的战事太多，战争的烟尘就在眼前，朝廷因为西部边疆被敌人占领，三十多个州变得一片荒芜，准备起兵收复国土。
宝心虽许之，讶其辨博，欲拒以他事，以观其词，乃曰： 边徼事繁，烟尘在望，朝廷以西郵陷虏，芜没者三十余州。
Although in his heart Zhou Bao agreed with her, because he was amazed by her eloquence and erudition, he wanted to find another way to reject her, so that he could understand what she was saying. Thus he said: There are so many border battles with clouds of war just ahead. The court is preparing to raise troops to recover our lands because enemy forces have occupied the western borders and more than 30 states have been laid waste.
<s>[INST] Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 宝心虽许之，讶其辨博，欲拒以他事，以观其词，乃曰： 边徼事繁，烟尘在望，朝廷以西郵陷虏，芜没者三十余州。 [/INST] Modern Chinese: 周宝在心里虽然应许了她，因为惊讶她的辩才和博学，所以想用别的事拒绝她，来琢磨研究她说的话，于是说： 边界的战事太多，战争的烟尘就在眼前，朝廷因为西部边疆被敌人占领，三十多个州变得一片荒芜，准备起兵收复国土。 English: Although in his heart Zhou Bao agreed with her, because he was amazed by her eloquence and erudition, he wanted to find another way to reject her, so that he could understand what she was saying. Thus he said: There are so many border battles with clouds of war just ahead. The court is preparing to raise troops to recover our lands because enemy forces have occupied the western borders and more than 30 states have been laid waste.</s>
Translate the following passage from Classical Chinese to both modern Chinese and English, focusing on preserving the emotional tone in both translations: 宝心虽许之，讶其辨博，欲拒以他事，以观其词，乃曰： 边徼事繁，烟尘在望，朝廷以西郵陷虏，芜没者三十余州。
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Modern Chinese: 周宝在心里虽然应许了她，因为惊讶她的辩才和博学，所以想用别的事拒绝她，来琢磨研究她说的话，于是说： 边界的战事太多，战争的烟尘就在眼前，朝廷因为西部边疆被敌人占领，三十多个州变得一片荒芜，准备起兵收复国土。 English: Although in his heart Zhou Bao agreed with her, because he was amazed by her eloquence and erudition, he wanted to find another way to reject her, so that he could understand what she was saying. Thus he said: There are so many border battles with clouds of war just ahead. The court is preparing to raise troops to recover our lands because enemy forces have occupied the western borders and more than 30 states have been laid waste.
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