《资治通鉴·魏纪·魏纪九》
王基进谏说： 以前诸葛恪乘着东关获胜之机，竭尽江南的兵力以围攻新城，城既没有攻克，而兵士也死了大半。
王基谏曰： 昔诸葛恪乘东关之胜，竭江表之兵以围新城，城既不拔，而众死者太半。
Wang Ji advised that: In the past, Zhuge Ke took advantage of the victory at Dongguan to exhaust all of the military forces of Jiangnan to lay siege to Xin Cheng, but not only did he fail to capture the city, but half his troops were lost.
<s>[INST] Analyze the following Classical Chinese passage and provide both a modern Chinese and an English translation: 王基谏曰： 昔诸葛恪乘东关之胜，竭江表之兵以围新城，城既不拔，而众死者太半。 [/INST] Modern Chinese Interpretation: 王基进谏说： 以前诸葛恪乘着东关获胜之机，竭尽江南的兵力以围攻新城，城既没有攻克，而兵士也死了大半。 English Translation: Wang Ji advised that: In the past, Zhuge Ke took advantage of the victory at Dongguan to exhaust all of the military forces of Jiangnan to lay siege to Xin Cheng, but not only did he fail to capture the city, but half his troops were lost.</s>
Analyze the following Classical Chinese passage and provide both a modern Chinese and an English translation: 王基谏曰： 昔诸葛恪乘东关之胜，竭江表之兵以围新城，城既不拔，而众死者太半。
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Modern Chinese Interpretation: 王基进谏说： 以前诸葛恪乘着东关获胜之机，竭尽江南的兵力以围攻新城，城既没有攻克，而兵士也死了大半。 English Translation: Wang Ji advised that: In the past, Zhuge Ke took advantage of the victory at Dongguan to exhaust all of the military forces of Jiangnan to lay siege to Xin Cheng, but not only did he fail to capture the city, but half his troops were lost.
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