此节不再翻译，值得一提的是，在翻译本文档时，这里有一个中国人的名字，即Chong YiDong，当前这位仁兄正在美国研究物理，是目前的EMACS的总维护 者，对于牛人，我们除了敬仰外，还需要学习如何达到同样的高度：）。
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