不好的地方则是丧失了一个有价值的简写形式。

The downside is the loss of a valuable shorthand.

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通配符是另一种简写形式，用来引用目录中的内容。

Wildcards are another form of shorthand to refer to the contents of a directory.

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您将通过熟悉的xml形式和非xml简写形式学习如何构建和解释rdf信息。

You will learn how to build and interpret RDF information in both its familiar XML form and its non-XML shorthand form.

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So I think if you just know the symbols for the ones that are up there, that would be just dandy.

所以你们只要知道那些元素的简写形式,就很不错了。

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