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十有七年春，齊人執鄭瞻。鄭瞻者何？鄭之微者也。此鄭之微者，何言乎齊人執之？書甚佞也。 |
| | In spring of the seventeenth year, the Qi people arrested Zheng Zhan. Who was Zheng Zhan? He was a minor official of the Zheng state. Why is it said that the Qi people arrested this minor official from Zheng? It was recorded because he was extremely sly and cunning.
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| | 莊公十七... : |
夏，齊人瀸于遂。瀸者何？瀸，積也，眾殺戍者也。 |
| | In summer, the Qi people were defeated at Suí. What does "shen" mean? Shen means accumulation; it refers to the mass killing of guards.
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秋，鄭瞻自齊逃來。何以書？書甚佞也。曰：佞人來矣！佞人來矣！ |
| | In autumn, Zheng Zhan escaped from Qi and came here. Why was this recorded? It was recorded because he was extremely cunning. It is said: "A sly person has come!" A sly person has arrived!
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冬，多糜。何以書？記異也。 |
| | In winter, there was a great abundance of millet. Why was this recorded? It was recorded to note an unusual occurrence.
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