《明史·志·卷三十一》
宋代开始不用，只是命令主掌婚礼的人在内东门接表，则是皇帝自己主婚。
宋始不用，惟令掌婚者于内东门纳表，则天子自为主矣。
The Song Dynasty began to not use it, but only ordered the person in charge of the wedding to receive the form at the Neidongmen Gate, which was the emperor himself presiding over the wedding.
<s>[INST] 对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 宋始不用，惟令掌婚者于内东门纳表，则天子自为主矣。 现代汉语: 宋代开始不用，只是命令主掌婚礼的人在内东门接表，则是皇帝自己主婚。 [/INST] The Song Dynasty began to not use it, but only ordered the person in charge of the wedding to receive the form at the Neidongmen Gate, which was the emperor himself presiding over the wedding.</s>
对于下列每组文言文和现代汉语句子, 请提供一个能够准确表达两者本质的英语翻译: 文言文: 宋始不用，惟令掌婚者于内东门纳表，则天子自为主矣。 现代汉语: 宋代开始不用，只是命令主掌婚礼的人在内东门接表，则是皇帝自己主婚。
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The Song Dynasty began to not use it, but only ordered the person in charge of the wedding to receive the form at the Neidongmen Gate, which was the emperor himself presiding over the wedding.
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