This is in contrast to previous RDBs, which usually stored XML data by fitting it into a specified table structure, and simply handling the data as a large character string.

这是之前的rdb无法做到的，rdb一般是通过将XML数据放进特定的表结构中来存储XML数据，而且只是简单地将数据作为大型字符串来处理。

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A black hat is the villain or bad guy, especially in a western movie in which such a character would wear a black hat in contrast to the hero's white hat.

“黑帽”指恶棍或坏蛋，尤其在西部片里，他们一般都戴着一顶黑帽子，而跟他们对手的正面角色多戴白帽子。

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In contrast to Sherlock Holmes, the ultimate detective, Lupin was an extreme version of the gentleman criminal, a popular character in fiction and film throughout the 20th century.

不同于福尔摩斯，这位天下第一侦探—罗苹，以绅士怪盗这个极为不同的造型，成为纵横20世纪小说界和影坛受欢迎的人物。

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The Eisner book, by contrast, implies that the protagonist's character is the cause of his downfall.

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Our dog Oscar, by contrast, is the most persistent and insistent character.

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So, too, can the character of the service provided by volunteers contrast favorably with that of government social services.

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