Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new cars to help track down stolen vehicles.

汽车生产商们在新车车身的几个地方打上车辆识别码以帮助追查被盗车辆。

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While this is valid XML, it does not represent the true meaning of a vehicle identification number, the unique id of a car.

虽然这是有效的XML，然而它并没有表示车辆识别号(即汽车的惟一id)的真实意义。

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Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new cars so as to help track down stolen vehicles.

汽车生产商在新车的几处都印有汽车识别号码，以便帮助找回被盗的车辆。

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Etch your vehicle identification number on car windows and major parts.

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