《太平广记·卷三百八十三·再生九》
不一会儿，长和又看见孟丞拿着扫帚提着簸箕从楼的西边走来，也向长和打听家里的情况。
俄见孟丞执帚提箕，自阁西来，亦问家消息。
A little while later, Changhe saw Commander Meng walking over from the west side of the building, holding a broom and carrying a dustpan. He also asked Changhe for news of his family.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 俄见孟丞执帚提箕，自阁西来，亦问家消息。 Modern: 不一会儿，长和又看见孟丞拿着扫帚提着簸箕从楼的西边走来，也向长和打听家里的情况。 [/INST] A little while later, Changhe saw Commander Meng walking over from the west side of the building, holding a broom and carrying a dustpan. He also asked Changhe for news of his family.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 俄见孟丞执帚提箕，自阁西来，亦问家消息。 Modern: 不一会儿，长和又看见孟丞拿着扫帚提着簸箕从楼的西边走来，也向长和打听家里的情况。
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A little while later, Changhe saw Commander Meng walking over from the west side of the building, holding a broom and carrying a dustpan. He also asked Changhe for news of his family.
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