《世说新语·伤逝》
谢安帐下的督帅刁约不让他上前，说： 大人活着的时候，从来不见这个客人。 
督帅刁约不听前，曰： 官平生在时，不见此客。 
Xie An's military commander, Diao Yue, blocked his way, saying: My lord never received this guest when he was alive. 
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 督帅刁约不听前，曰： 官平生在时，不见此客。  [/INST] Xie An's military commander, Diao Yue, blocked his way, saying: My lord never received this guest when he was alive. </s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 督帅刁约不听前，曰： 官平生在时，不见此客。
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Xie An's military commander, Diao Yue, blocked his way, saying: My lord never received this guest when he was alive.
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