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此事由大臣们讨论，萧望之又说： 乌孙首鼠两端，难与立约。
事下公卿，望之复以为： 乌孙持两端，难约结。
The ministers discussed the matter, and Xiao Wangzhi said again: Wu Sun was indecisive and it was difficult to make an agreement with him.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 事下公卿，望之复以为： 乌孙持两端，难约结。 Modern: 此事由大臣们讨论，萧望之又说： 乌孙首鼠两端，难与立约。 [/INST] The ministers discussed the matter, and Xiao Wangzhi said again: Wu Sun was indecisive and it was difficult to make an agreement with him.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 事下公卿，望之复以为： 乌孙持两端，难约结。 Modern: 此事由大臣们讨论，萧望之又说： 乌孙首鼠两端，难与立约。
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The ministers discussed the matter, and Xiao Wangzhi said again: Wu Sun was indecisive and it was difficult to make an agreement with him.
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