《南史·列传·卷二十四》
又在没有败亡以前，他见屋上的椽子都是大蛇，近前再看还是木头。
又未败前，见屋桷子悉是大蛇，就视之犹木也。
Before his defeat, he saw that the rafters on the roof were all big snakes. When he came closer to look, they turned out to be wood.
<s>[INST] 用英语解释这段文言文的意思: 又未败前，见屋桷子悉是大蛇，就视之犹木也。 [/INST] Before his defeat, he saw that the rafters on the roof were all big snakes. When he came closer to look, they turned out to be wood.</s>
用英语解释这段文言文的意思: 又未败前，见屋桷子悉是大蛇，就视之犹木也。
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Before his defeat, he saw that the rafters on the roof were all big snakes. When he came closer to look, they turned out to be wood.
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