《明史·列传·卷一百六十六》
捷先由进士出身后做到监司，小有才气，很能写作。
捷先，由进士历官监司，小有才，便笔札。
After Jie Xian earned his Jinshi degree, he became a Jiansi, and was slightly talented and very capable in writing.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 捷先，由进士历官监司，小有才，便笔札。 [/INST] After Jie Xian earned his Jinshi degree, he became a Jiansi, and was slightly talented and very capable in writing.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 捷先，由进士历官监司，小有才，便笔札。
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After Jie Xian earned his Jinshi degree, he became a Jiansi, and was slightly talented and very capable in writing.
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