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十有五年春，季孫行父如晉。 |
| | In spring of the fifteenth year, Ji Sun Xingfu went to Jin.
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三月，宋司馬華孫來盟。 |
| | In March, Hua Sun, the Sima of Song, came for an alliance.
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夏，曹伯來朝。 |
| | In summer, Gong Bo of Cao paid a visit to court.
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齊人歸公孫敖之喪。何以不言來？內辭也。脅我而歸之，筍將而來也。 |
| | The people of Qi returned the funeral rites for Gong Sun Ao. Why is it not mentioned that he came? Because it was an internal matter. They forced us to return him, which is why he came with a bamboo staff as a sign of submission.
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六月辛丑朔，日有食之，鼓用牲于社。 |
| | On the first day of the sixth month, which was a Xinchou day, there was a solar eclipse; drums were beaten and sacrifices with animals were made at the She altar.
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單伯至自齊。 |
| | Shan Bo arrived from Qi.
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晉郤缺帥師伐蔡；戊申，入蔡。入不言伐，此其言伐何？至之日也。其日何？至之日也。 |
| | Xi Que of Jin led his troops to attack Cai; On the Wushen day, they entered Cai. When an army enters a state, it is not usually said to be "to attack"; then why here does it say "to attack"? Because this refers to the day they arrived. What is the date? It refers to the day of their arrival.
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秋，齊人侵我西鄙。 |
| | In autumn, the people of Qi invaded our western borderlands.
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季孫行父如晉。 |
| | Ji Sun Xingfu went to Jin again.
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冬，十有一月，諸侯盟于扈。 |
| | In winter, on the eleventh month, the feudal lords formed an alliance at Hu.
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十有二月，齊人來歸子叔姬。其言來何？閔之也。此有罪，何閔爾？父母之於子，雖有罪，猶若其不欲服罪然。 |
| | In the twelfth month, people from Qi returned Zi Shu Ji to us. Why is it said that she "came"? Because of compassion for her. She was guilty; why show compassion? Parents toward their children, even if they are guilty, still treat them as though they do not wish to admit guilt.
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齊侯侵我西鄙，遂伐曹，入其郛。郛者何？恢郭也。入郛書乎？曰：不書。入郛不書，此何以書？動我也。動我者何？內辭也。其實我動焉爾。 |
| | Duke Qi invaded our western borderlands and then attacked Cao, entering its outer walls. What is a Fu? It refers to the outer wall or suburb of a city. 략 Is entering the Fu recorded? The answer is: it is not recorded. Entering the Fu is usually not recorded; then why is this case recorded? Because it affected us. What does "affected us" mean? It is an internal matter. In fact, it was we who were affected.
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