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三十有一年春，筑臺于郎。何以書？譏。何譏爾？臨民之所漱浣也。 |
| | In the thirty-first year of his reign, spring, a platform was built at Lang. Why is this recorded? It is a censure. What exactly is being censured? Because it was built on a place where the people washed and rinsed.
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夏，四月，薛伯卒。 |
| | In summer, fourth month, Xue Bo died.
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| | 莊公三十... : |
筑臺于薛。何以書？譏。何譏爾？遠也。 |
| | A platform was built in Xue. Why is this recorded? It is a censure. What exactly is being censured ？ Because it was distant from the people's needs.
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| | 莊公三十... : |
六月，齊侯來獻戎捷。齊，大國也，曷為親來獻戎捷？威我也。其威我奈何？旗獲而過我也。 |
| | In the sixth month, Lord Qi came to present his victory over the Rong tribes. Qi was a great state; why did its ruler personally come to present the victory over the Rong? To demonstrate his might. What did his demonstration of might entail? He captured our banners and passed through our territory.
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秋，筑臺于秦。何以書？譏。何譏爾？臨國也。 |
| | In autumn, a platform was built in Qin. Why is this recorded? It is a censure. What exactly is being censured? Because it was on the border of another state.
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冬，不雨。何以書？記異也。 |
| | In winter, there was no rain. Why is this recorded? To record an unusual event.
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