The separation of task between XPath and XSLT is not new but, since no other languages were based on XPath, it was mostly an academic distinction -- until the arrival of XQuery.

XPath 和 XSLT 之间的任务分离并不新奇，但因为没有其他语言是基于 XPath 的，因此在 XQuery 出现以前，二者主要是理论区别。

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The distinction being made is purely academic.

作出的这一区分只是纯学术性的。

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Studying the distinction between Shiji and Hanshu is a traditional academic subject.

研究《史记》《汉书》之异同是一个传统学术课题。

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This may be an academic distinction alone as all modern pacemakers now have rate responsive capabilities.

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Her parents came from Puerto Rico and she rose from humble circumstances to graduate with academic distinction from Princeton.

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Prof Christy makes the distinction - crucial to scientists - between draft papers for discussion and final, complete ones that go into academic journals and become part of the formal literature of science.

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