《明史·列传·卷四十九》
陈选上书说不能答应他，说这样做恐怕会贻笑于外番，让他们看轻中国。
选疏言不可许，恐遗笑外番，轻中国。
Chen Xuan wrote a letter saying that he could not agree to him, saying that doing so would probably make foreigners laugh and despise China.
<s>[INST] I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 选疏言不可许，恐遗笑外番，轻中国。 [/INST] Contemporary: 陈选上书说不能答应他，说这样做恐怕会贻笑于外番，让他们看轻中国。 English version: Chen Xuan wrote a letter saying that he could not agree to him, saying that doing so would probably make foreigners laugh and despise China.</s>
I need this in both modern chinese phrasing and English - could you help? 选疏言不可许，恐遗笑外番，轻中国。
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Contemporary: 陈选上书说不能答应他，说这样做恐怕会贻笑于外番，让他们看轻中国。 English version: Chen Xuan wrote a letter saying that he could not agree to him, saying that doing so would probably make foreigners laugh and despise China.
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