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XML is free and extensible [ XML是可以自由擴(kuò)展的 ]
XML tags are not predefined. You must "invent" your own tags.
XML的標(biāo)簽是不能夠預(yù)先定義的，你必需“創(chuàng)造”你自己的標(biāo)簽

The tags used to mark up HTML documents and the structure of HTML documents are predefined. The author of HTML documents can only use tags that are defined in the HTML standard (like <p>, <h1>, etc.).
這個(gè)標(biāo)簽常用與把 HTML 文檔 標(biāo)出~并且HTML文檔的結(jié)構(gòu)是要被預(yù)先定義的，HTML文檔建立者僅僅能使用 定義在標(biāo)準(zhǔn)HTML當(dāng)中的標(biāo)簽(像 <p>, <h1>, etc.)。

XML allows the author to define his own tags and his own document structure.
XML 允許 創(chuàng)造者定義自己的標(biāo)簽 和自己的文檔結(jié)構(gòu)。

The tags in the example above (like <to> and <from>) are not defined in any XML standard. These tags are "invented" by the author of the XML document.
在上面例子中的標(biāo)簽(像 <to> 和 <from>)不能夠在任何標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的XML當(dāng)中定義 這些標(biāo)簽是這個(gè)XML文檔的作者所“創(chuàng)造”的

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XML is a complement to HTML [ XML是對HTML的一種補(bǔ)充 ]
XML is not a replacement for HTML.
XML還不能夠取代HTML的位置

It is important to understand that XML is not a replacement for HTML. In future Web development it is most likely that XML will be used to describe the data, while HTML will be used to format and display the same data.
理解XML目前是不能取代HTML的位置這是很重要的，在將來萬維網(wǎng)的發(fā)展很有可能是XML被用描述數(shù)據(jù)，而HTML則被用來布局和顯示這些同樣的數(shù)據(jù)。

My best description of XML is this: XML is a cross-platform, software and hardware independent tool for transmitting information.
對于XML的最佳描述是這樣的：XML是 跨平臺(tái)的~，在傳輸信息時(shí)軟件和硬件是相互獨(dú)立的工具。

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XML in future Web development [ XML在未來萬維網(wǎng)發(fā)展中的展望 ]
XML is going to be everywhere.
XML將延伸到各個(gè)地方

We have been participating in XML development since its creation. It has been amazing to see how quickly the XML standard has been developed and how quickly a large number of software vendors have adopted the standard.
自從XML被創(chuàng)造之日起我們就一直參與XML的發(fā)展。我們很驚訝的發(fā)現(xiàn)XML標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的發(fā)展是多么的迅速，一大批軟件的開發(fā)商已經(jīng)采用了這項(xiàng)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

We strongly believe that XML will be as important to the future of the Web as HTML has been to the foundation of the Web and that XML will be the most common tool for all data manipulation and data transmission.
我們堅(jiān)信XML在將來會(huì)變的和已經(jīng)成為萬維網(wǎng)基礎(chǔ)的HTML一樣重要~~，而且XML將會(huì)成為所有操作和傳輸數(shù)據(jù)最為普遍的工具

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XML Joke [ XML 笑話 ]
Question: When should I use XML?
問: 我該在什么時(shí)候使用XML?

Answer: When you need a buzzword in your resume.
答: 你可以在你的個(gè)人簡歷中寫上你會(huì)XML。