《水经注·卷三十八》
从前曾凿石架设阁桥，把两岸连接起来，抵御徐道覆的进攻。
昔尝凿石架阁，令两岸相接，以拒徐道覆。
In the past, a gallery bridge was built and the two banks were connected to resist Xu Daofu's attack.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 昔尝凿石架阁，令两岸相接，以拒徐道覆。 [/INST] Contemporary: 从前曾凿石架设阁桥，把两岸连接起来，抵御徐道覆的进攻。 English version: In the past, a gallery bridge was built and the two banks were connected to resist Xu Daofu's attack.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 昔尝凿石架阁，令两岸相接，以拒徐道覆。
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Contemporary: 从前曾凿石架设阁桥，把两岸连接起来，抵御徐道覆的进攻。 English version: In the past, a gallery bridge was built and the two banks were connected to resist Xu Daofu's attack.
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