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迟任说过： 人要寻求旧的，器物不要寻求旧的，要新。 
迟任有言曰： 有惟求旧，器非求旧，惟新。 
Chiren said: People should seek the old, but things should not seek the old, but the new.
<s>[INST] 用英语解释这段文言文的意思: 迟任有言曰： 有惟求旧，器非求旧，惟新。  [/INST] Chiren said: People should seek the old, but things should not seek the old, but the new.</s>
用英语解释这段文言文的意思: 迟任有言曰： 有惟求旧，器非求旧，惟新。
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Chiren said: People should seek the old, but things should not seek the old, but the new.
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