《明史·列传·卷一百六十七》
贼寇的势力日益减弱，只有保宁、顺庆为贼将刘进忠把守着，进忠又几次吃败仗。
贼势日蹙，惟保宁、顺庆为贼将刘进忠所守，进忠又数败。
The power of the bandits was waning. Only Baoning and Shunqing were still guarded by Liu Jinzhong, a bandit general, who had suffered several defeats.
<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: 贼势日蹙，惟保宁、顺庆为贼将刘进忠所守，进忠又数败。 Modern: 贼寇的势力日益减弱，只有保宁、顺庆为贼将刘进忠把守着，进忠又几次吃败仗。 [/INST] The power of the bandits was waning. Only Baoning and Shunqing were still guarded by Liu Jinzhong, a bandit general, who had suffered several defeats.</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: 贼势日蹙，惟保宁、顺庆为贼将刘进忠所守，进忠又数败。 Modern: 贼寇的势力日益减弱，只有保宁、顺庆为贼将刘进忠把守着，进忠又几次吃败仗。
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The power of the bandits was waning. Only Baoning and Shunqing were still guarded by Liu Jinzhong, a bandit general, who had suffered several defeats.
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