Table 8 Error case presentation (Biographies of Merchants).

From: A multi agent classical Chinese translation method based on large language models

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Original Text

漆千斗,糵麴盐,豉千答,鲐鮆千斤,鲰千石,鲍千钧,枣栗千石者三之,狐貂裘千皮,羔羊裘千石,旃席千具,佗果菜千钟。 (Lacquer, one thousand measures; malt, yeast, and salt; fermented soybeans, one thousand containers; mackerel and zi fish, one thousand catties; small fish, one thousand standard dry measures; salted/cured fish, one thousand 30-catty units; dates and chestnuts, three thousand standard dry measures; fox and marten pelts, one thousand pieces; lambskin pelts, one thousand bales; felt mats, one thousand pieces; other fruits and vegetables, one thousand kinds.)

Reference Translation

一千斗漆,一千瓶酒曲,盐豆豉,一千斤鲐鱼、鮆鱼,一千石小杂鱼,一千钧腌咸鱼,三千石枣子、粟子,一千件狐貂皮衣,一千石羔羊皮衣,一千条毛毡毯,以及一千种水果蔬菜。 (One thousand measures of lacquer, one thousand bottles of yeast starter, salt and fermented soybeans, one thousand catties of mackerel and zi fish, one thousand standard dry measures of small assorted fish, one thousand 30-catty units of salted cured fish, three thousand standard dry measures of dates and chestnuts, one thousand fox and marten fur garments, one thousand bales of lambskin garments, one thousand felt carpets, and one thousand kinds of fruits and vegetables.)

Multi-agent Method

油漆一千斗,酒曲盐豆豉一千盒,鲐鱼千斤,小鱼一千石,鲍鱼一千钧,枣子和栗子三千石,狐貂皮衣一千张,羔羊皮衣一千石,毛毡席一千套,其他水果蔬菜一千钟。 (Paint/Lacquer, one thousand measures; yeast starter, salt, and fermented soybeans, one thousand boxes; mackerel, one thousand catties; small fish, one thousand standard dry measures; abalone, one thousand 30-catty units; dates and chestnuts, three thousand standard dry measures; fox and marten fur garments, one thousand pieces; lambskin garments, one thousand bales; felt mats, one thousand sets; other fruits and vegetables, one thousand kinds.)