《战国策·秦三·范睢至秦》
如今舍近而攻远，这难道不是错误吗？
今舍此而远攻，不亦缪乎？
Now, it is a mistake to leave near and attack far, isn't it?
<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: 今舍此而远攻，不亦缪乎？ Modern: 如今舍近而攻远，这难道不是错误吗？ [/INST] Now, it is a mistake to leave near and attack far, isn't it?</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: 今舍此而远攻，不亦缪乎？ Modern: 如今舍近而攻远，这难道不是错误吗？
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Now, it is a mistake to leave near and attack far, isn't it?
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