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【第一篇】 Chinese output set to depress steel valuations Steel company valuations are poised for a fall as increased Chinese output is cutting its reliance on imported supplies.
China， for long the main driver of surging demand， is making more of its own steel， causing a potential excess of supply in other parts of the world.
Shares in BlueScope， Australia''s biggest steel company， dropped 15 per cent on Friday after it warned that profits this year would drop sharply due to higher steel production from China spilling into world markets， especially in Asia.
Shares in ThyssenKrupp of Germany fell， along with other steel companies such as the Anglo-Dutch Corus and Luxembourg''s Arcelor， as investors reasoned that the BlueScope warning could have repercussions for steelmakers globally.
Last month Ulrich Middelmann， deputy chairman of ThyssenKrupp was complaining about the high price of many metals companies.
Now， however， he may be cheered by the fact that some of the steelmakers he might be keen to purchase would soon start to look more affordable.
After a recent spate of consolidation in the industry， many steelmakers are looking at acquisitions.
Large groups such as Arcelor and Mittal Steel have snapped up smaller companies to give themselves more power to dictate prices.
After doubling in many markets in the previous three years， average prices for steel fell in the first six months of this year. However， they have edged up in recent weeks， helped by an increase in manufacturers'' stocks in the US.
That trend now looks almost certain to go into reverse in the next six months， even though the fall in prices seems unlikely to be dramatic.
The biggest culprit for the likely price decline is higher production in China which is not being matched by stronger internal demand. As a result， according to CRU， net imports into China of steel sheet an important indicator for the industry will fall from 23m tonnes in 2003 to 6.5m tonnes next year and 4.2m tonnes in 2007.
The likely fall in steel exports from other countries into China does not look all that great but it promises to be enough to influence global pricing trends.
一、參考譯文
全球鋼鐵企業(yè)的市值將出現(xiàn)下降，因為中國鋼鐵產(chǎn)量不斷增加，令其正在減少對進口供應的依賴。
長期以來，中國一直是鋼鐵需求飆升的主要推動力，但目前中國自己生產(chǎn)的鋼鐵增多，導致世界其它地區(qū)可能出現(xiàn)供應過剩。
澳大利亞大鋼鐵公司BlueScope的股價周五下挫15%，此前由于中國鋼鐵產(chǎn)量上升已影響全球市場，尤其是亞洲市場，公司警告今年利潤將急劇下降。
德國的蒂森克虜伯（ThyssenKrupp）股票與英荷哥魯氏（Anglo-Dutch Corus）、盧森堡阿塞洛（Arcelor）等企業(yè)股票的價格相繼下跌，因為投資者認為，BlueScope的預警可能會對全球鋼鐵業(yè)產(chǎn)生影響。
蒂森克虜伯副董事長烏爾里希？米德曼（Ulrich Middelmann）上月抱怨說，許多金屬企業(yè)價格很高。
但眼下他或許會對一個事實感到高興：不久后，他可能很想收購的一些鋼鐵生產(chǎn)商，會開始看上去價格更便宜、更能讓人承受。
在近期的鋼鐵行業(yè)整合大潮后，許多鋼鐵制造商正在考慮收購。
阿塞洛和米塔爾鋼鐵（Mittal Steel）等大型集團已收購一些較小的企業(yè)，以使自己得到更大的定價能力。
許多市場的鋼鐵均價在過去3年里上漲了一倍，而今年上半年價格則出現(xiàn)下跌。但近幾周，受美國制造商存貨增加的推動，該價格又有所回升。
現(xiàn)在看來，該趨勢在今后6個月里幾乎肯定會反轉(zhuǎn)，盡管價格的下跌似乎不可能很劇烈。
造成這種價格可能下跌的大原因，是中國產(chǎn)量的上升，但該國的內(nèi)需沒有相應增加。結(jié)果，根據(jù)英國商品研究所（CRU）的數(shù)據(jù)，中國鋼板凈進口從2003年的2300萬噸，將降至明年的650萬噸，到2007年預計將降至420萬噸。鋼板凈進口是鋼鐵行業(yè)的一個重要指標。
其它國家對華鋼鐵出口可能下降，雖然降幅看上去不會如此之大，但看來足以影響全球定價趨勢。
二、重點詞匯
valuationn.估價，評價，計算
surging n.浪涌，沖擊
potential adj.潛在的，可能的，勢的，位的
n.潛能，潛力，電壓
reasoned adj.詳盡論述的，理由充分的
purchasevt.買，購買
n.買，購買
consolidation n.鞏固，合并
acquisition n.獲得，獲得物
dictate v.口述，口授，使聽寫，指令，指示，命令，規(guī)定
n.指示（指理智，變心）
dramatic adj.戲劇性的，生動的
influence n.影響，感化，勢力，有影響的人（或事）， （電磁）感應
vt.影響，改變
【第二篇】 China reins in economic expansion China's growth in fixed-asset investment and its money supply slowed considerably in August， providing firm evidence that the government's tightening measures were reining in the country's rapid economic expansion.
Urban fixed-asset investment in August rose 21.5 per cent compared with a year ago， a marked slowdown from the 30.5 per cent expansion from January through July and the slowest for a single month since December 2004. M2， the broad indicator for money supply， rose 17.9 per cent last month compared with 18.4 per cent in July and June.
China's economy has been growing at a record pace， expanding by 11.3 per cent in the second quarter. Beijing officials and many economists are concerned that such growth rates are not sustainable in the longer term.
The latest economic data， which were released by Qiu Xiaohua， commissioner of China's National Bureau of Statistics， suggest Beijing has been able to control excessive lending and investment to sectors such as real estate that are especially at risk of overheating.
Beijing is using a combination of monetary and administrative controls in its attempts to moderate growth. Since late April， China's central bank has twice raised benchmark lending rates and bank reserve requirements. Yesterday it also mopped up a record Rmb225bn （$28.3bn） in its regular open market operations.
Su Ning， the deputy central bank governor， said this week at an international conference in Beijing that the country's money supply was slowing dramatically as a result of these measures.
At the same time， China's leaders are trying to control unnecessary production - for instance by limiting land rights and enforcing environmental standards in key industries such as steel， cement and automobiles.
Beijing is also worried about overlending to urban property projects， including residences， offices and industrial parks， and the threat it could lead to artificially high prices and excess supply.
While trying to temper credit and investment growth， Beijing is also attempting to stimulate consumer spending， since it believes a strong middle class will be a key driver of future growth.
China's statistics body said August retail sales were up 13.8 per cent， a rate consistent with that of the previous two months. Demand for oil products， jewellery， automobiles and building has been particularly strong.
一、參考譯文：
8月份中國固定資產(chǎn)投資及貨幣供應量增長速度明顯放緩，這有力地證明，政府的緊縮舉措，正在抑制中國經(jīng)濟的迅速擴張。
8月份，中國城市固定資產(chǎn)投資較上年同期增長21.5%，與1至7月份期間30.5%的擴張速度相比，有明顯放緩；同時也是自2004年12月以來，單月增幅低的一個月。廣義貨幣供應量M2上月增長17.9%，而7月份和6月份的增幅均為18.4%.
中國經(jīng)濟一直在以創(chuàng)紀錄的速度增長，第二季度的增幅為11.3%.中國政府官員和許多經(jīng)濟學家擔心，長遠而言，這樣的增長速度難以維持。
中國國家統(tǒng)計局（National Bureau of Statistics）局長邱曉華發(fā)布的新經(jīng)濟數(shù)據(jù)顯示，中國政府能夠控制對房地產(chǎn)等行業(yè)的過渡放貸和投資，這些行業(yè)尤其存在過熱風險。
中國政府正通過貨幣和行政調(diào)控手段相結(jié)合的方式，努力緩和經(jīng)濟增長。自4月底以來，中國央行已兩度上調(diào)基準貸款利率和銀行存款準備金比率。昨日，央行還在其例行的公開市場操作中，創(chuàng)紀錄地完成2250億元人民幣（合283億美元）的資金回籠工作。
本周，中國央行副行長蘇寧在北京舉行的一個國際會議上表示，由于上述措施，中國的貨幣供應“明顯”放緩。
與此同時，中國領(lǐng)導人正試圖控制非必要的生產(chǎn)——例如，在鋼鐵、水泥和汽車等關(guān)鍵行業(yè)，限制土地使用權(quán)并強制執(zhí)行各種環(huán)保標準。
中國政府還對城市地產(chǎn)項目（包括住宅、寫字樓和工業(yè)園區(qū)）上的過度放貸，以及可能由此導致的人為高價和供應過度感到擔憂。
在努力遏制信貸和投資增長的同時，中國政府還試圖刺激消費支出，因為它認為，一個強大的中產(chǎn)階層，將成為未來經(jīng)濟增長的關(guān)鍵驅(qū)動力。
中國國家統(tǒng)計局表示，8月份，社會消費品零售總額較上年同期增長13.8%，這一幅度與前兩個月持平。石油產(chǎn)品、珠寶、汽車和建筑方面的需求一直特別強勁。
二、重點詞匯：
investment n.投資，可獲利的東西
evidence n.明顯，顯著，明白，跡象，根據(jù)， [物]證據(jù)，證物
indicator n.指示器， [化]指示劑
sustainable adj.可以忍受的，足可支撐的，養(yǎng)得起的
excessive adj.過多的，過分的，額外
benchmark[計]基準
deputyn.代理人，代表
dramatically adv.戲劇地，引人注目地
artificially adv.人工
credit n.信任，信用，聲望，榮譽， [財務]貸方，銀行存款
vt.相信，信任，把……歸給
previous adj.在前的，早先的
adv.（1）在……以前；
【第三篇】 Passage Nine（Holmes' Knowledge）
His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing. Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest way who he might be and what he had done. My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally that he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory and of the composition of the Solar system.
"You appear to be astonished, " Holmes said, smiling at my expression. "Now that I do know it I shall do my best to forget it. You see, I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose： A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has difficulty in laying his hand upon it. It is a mistake to think that the little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it, there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you know before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones."
"But the Solar System！ " I protested.
"What the deuce is it to me？" he interrupted impatiently.
One morning, I picked up a magazine from the table and attempted to while away the time with it, while my companion munched silently at his toast. One of the articles had a pencil mark at the heading, and I naturally began to run my eye through it.
Its somewhat ambitious title was "The Book of Life, " and it attempted to show how much an observant man might learn by an accurate and systematic examination of all that came in his way. It struck me as being a remarkable mixture of shrewdness and of absurdity. The reasoning was close and intense, but the deduction appeared to me to be far-fetched and exaggerated. The writer claimed by a momentary expression, a twitch of a muscle or a glance of an eye, to fathom a man's inmost thought. Deceit, according to him, was impossibility in the case of one trained to observation and analysis. His conclusions were as infallible as so many propositions of Euclid. So startling would his results appear to the uninitiated that until they learned the processes by which he had arrived at them they might well consider him as a necromancer.
"From a drop of water, "said the writer, "a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic. So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a single link of it. Like all other arts, the science of Deduction and Analysis is one which can be acquired by long and patient study, nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to attain the highest possible perfection in it. "
This smartly written piece of theory I could not accept until a succession of evidences justified it.
1. What is the author's attitude toward Holmes？
[A]Praising.
[B]Critical.
[C]Ironical.
[D]Distaste.
2. What way did the author take to stick out Holmes' uniqueness？
[A]By deduction.
[B]By explanation.
[C]By contrast.
[D]By analysis.
3. What was the Holmes' idea about knowledge-learning？
[A]Learning what every body learned.
[B]Learning what was useful to you.
[C]Learning whatever you came across.
[D]Learning what was different to you.
4. What did the article mentioned in the passage talk about？
[A]One may master the way of reasoning through observation.
[B]One may become rather critical through observation and analysis.
[C]One may become rather sharp through observation and analysis.
[D]One may become practical through observation and analysis.
【第一篇】 Chinese output set to depress steel valuations Steel company valuations are poised for a fall as increased Chinese output is cutting its reliance on imported supplies.
China， for long the main driver of surging demand， is making more of its own steel， causing a potential excess of supply in other parts of the world.
Shares in BlueScope， Australia''s biggest steel company， dropped 15 per cent on Friday after it warned that profits this year would drop sharply due to higher steel production from China spilling into world markets， especially in Asia.
Shares in ThyssenKrupp of Germany fell， along with other steel companies such as the Anglo-Dutch Corus and Luxembourg''s Arcelor， as investors reasoned that the BlueScope warning could have repercussions for steelmakers globally.
Last month Ulrich Middelmann， deputy chairman of ThyssenKrupp was complaining about the high price of many metals companies.
Now， however， he may be cheered by the fact that some of the steelmakers he might be keen to purchase would soon start to look more affordable.
After a recent spate of consolidation in the industry， many steelmakers are looking at acquisitions.
Large groups such as Arcelor and Mittal Steel have snapped up smaller companies to give themselves more power to dictate prices.
After doubling in many markets in the previous three years， average prices for steel fell in the first six months of this year. However， they have edged up in recent weeks， helped by an increase in manufacturers'' stocks in the US.
That trend now looks almost certain to go into reverse in the next six months， even though the fall in prices seems unlikely to be dramatic.
The biggest culprit for the likely price decline is higher production in China which is not being matched by stronger internal demand. As a result， according to CRU， net imports into China of steel sheet an important indicator for the industry will fall from 23m tonnes in 2003 to 6.5m tonnes next year and 4.2m tonnes in 2007.
The likely fall in steel exports from other countries into China does not look all that great but it promises to be enough to influence global pricing trends.
一、參考譯文
全球鋼鐵企業(yè)的市值將出現(xiàn)下降，因為中國鋼鐵產(chǎn)量不斷增加，令其正在減少對進口供應的依賴。
長期以來，中國一直是鋼鐵需求飆升的主要推動力，但目前中國自己生產(chǎn)的鋼鐵增多，導致世界其它地區(qū)可能出現(xiàn)供應過剩。
澳大利亞大鋼鐵公司BlueScope的股價周五下挫15%，此前由于中國鋼鐵產(chǎn)量上升已影響全球市場，尤其是亞洲市場，公司警告今年利潤將急劇下降。
德國的蒂森克虜伯（ThyssenKrupp）股票與英荷哥魯氏（Anglo-Dutch Corus）、盧森堡阿塞洛（Arcelor）等企業(yè)股票的價格相繼下跌，因為投資者認為，BlueScope的預警可能會對全球鋼鐵業(yè)產(chǎn)生影響。
蒂森克虜伯副董事長烏爾里希？米德曼（Ulrich Middelmann）上月抱怨說，許多金屬企業(yè)價格很高。
但眼下他或許會對一個事實感到高興：不久后，他可能很想收購的一些鋼鐵生產(chǎn)商，會開始看上去價格更便宜、更能讓人承受。
在近期的鋼鐵行業(yè)整合大潮后，許多鋼鐵制造商正在考慮收購。
阿塞洛和米塔爾鋼鐵（Mittal Steel）等大型集團已收購一些較小的企業(yè)，以使自己得到更大的定價能力。
許多市場的鋼鐵均價在過去3年里上漲了一倍，而今年上半年價格則出現(xiàn)下跌。但近幾周，受美國制造商存貨增加的推動，該價格又有所回升。
現(xiàn)在看來，該趨勢在今后6個月里幾乎肯定會反轉(zhuǎn)，盡管價格的下跌似乎不可能很劇烈。
造成這種價格可能下跌的大原因，是中國產(chǎn)量的上升，但該國的內(nèi)需沒有相應增加。結(jié)果，根據(jù)英國商品研究所（CRU）的數(shù)據(jù)，中國鋼板凈進口從2003年的2300萬噸，將降至明年的650萬噸，到2007年預計將降至420萬噸。鋼板凈進口是鋼鐵行業(yè)的一個重要指標。
其它國家對華鋼鐵出口可能下降，雖然降幅看上去不會如此之大，但看來足以影響全球定價趨勢。
二、重點詞匯
valuationn.估價，評價，計算
surging n.浪涌，沖擊
potential adj.潛在的，可能的，勢的，位的
n.潛能，潛力，電壓
reasoned adj.詳盡論述的，理由充分的
purchasevt.買，購買
n.買，購買
consolidation n.鞏固，合并
acquisition n.獲得，獲得物
dictate v.口述，口授，使聽寫，指令，指示，命令，規(guī)定
n.指示（指理智，變心）
dramatic adj.戲劇性的，生動的
influence n.影響，感化，勢力，有影響的人（或事）， （電磁）感應
vt.影響，改變
【第二篇】 China reins in economic expansion China's growth in fixed-asset investment and its money supply slowed considerably in August， providing firm evidence that the government's tightening measures were reining in the country's rapid economic expansion.
Urban fixed-asset investment in August rose 21.5 per cent compared with a year ago， a marked slowdown from the 30.5 per cent expansion from January through July and the slowest for a single month since December 2004. M2， the broad indicator for money supply， rose 17.9 per cent last month compared with 18.4 per cent in July and June.
China's economy has been growing at a record pace， expanding by 11.3 per cent in the second quarter. Beijing officials and many economists are concerned that such growth rates are not sustainable in the longer term.
The latest economic data， which were released by Qiu Xiaohua， commissioner of China's National Bureau of Statistics， suggest Beijing has been able to control excessive lending and investment to sectors such as real estate that are especially at risk of overheating.
Beijing is using a combination of monetary and administrative controls in its attempts to moderate growth. Since late April， China's central bank has twice raised benchmark lending rates and bank reserve requirements. Yesterday it also mopped up a record Rmb225bn （$28.3bn） in its regular open market operations.
Su Ning， the deputy central bank governor， said this week at an international conference in Beijing that the country's money supply was slowing dramatically as a result of these measures.
At the same time， China's leaders are trying to control unnecessary production - for instance by limiting land rights and enforcing environmental standards in key industries such as steel， cement and automobiles.
Beijing is also worried about overlending to urban property projects， including residences， offices and industrial parks， and the threat it could lead to artificially high prices and excess supply.
While trying to temper credit and investment growth， Beijing is also attempting to stimulate consumer spending， since it believes a strong middle class will be a key driver of future growth.
China's statistics body said August retail sales were up 13.8 per cent， a rate consistent with that of the previous two months. Demand for oil products， jewellery， automobiles and building has been particularly strong.
一、參考譯文：
8月份中國固定資產(chǎn)投資及貨幣供應量增長速度明顯放緩，這有力地證明，政府的緊縮舉措，正在抑制中國經(jīng)濟的迅速擴張。
8月份，中國城市固定資產(chǎn)投資較上年同期增長21.5%，與1至7月份期間30.5%的擴張速度相比，有明顯放緩；同時也是自2004年12月以來，單月增幅低的一個月。廣義貨幣供應量M2上月增長17.9%，而7月份和6月份的增幅均為18.4%.
中國經(jīng)濟一直在以創(chuàng)紀錄的速度增長，第二季度的增幅為11.3%.中國政府官員和許多經(jīng)濟學家擔心，長遠而言，這樣的增長速度難以維持。
中國國家統(tǒng)計局（National Bureau of Statistics）局長邱曉華發(fā)布的新經(jīng)濟數(shù)據(jù)顯示，中國政府能夠控制對房地產(chǎn)等行業(yè)的過渡放貸和投資，這些行業(yè)尤其存在過熱風險。
中國政府正通過貨幣和行政調(diào)控手段相結(jié)合的方式，努力緩和經(jīng)濟增長。自4月底以來，中國央行已兩度上調(diào)基準貸款利率和銀行存款準備金比率。昨日，央行還在其例行的公開市場操作中，創(chuàng)紀錄地完成2250億元人民幣（合283億美元）的資金回籠工作。
本周，中國央行副行長蘇寧在北京舉行的一個國際會議上表示，由于上述措施，中國的貨幣供應“明顯”放緩。
與此同時，中國領(lǐng)導人正試圖控制非必要的生產(chǎn)——例如，在鋼鐵、水泥和汽車等關(guān)鍵行業(yè)，限制土地使用權(quán)并強制執(zhí)行各種環(huán)保標準。
中國政府還對城市地產(chǎn)項目（包括住宅、寫字樓和工業(yè)園區(qū)）上的過度放貸，以及可能由此導致的人為高價和供應過度感到擔憂。
在努力遏制信貸和投資增長的同時，中國政府還試圖刺激消費支出，因為它認為，一個強大的中產(chǎn)階層，將成為未來經(jīng)濟增長的關(guān)鍵驅(qū)動力。
中國國家統(tǒng)計局表示，8月份，社會消費品零售總額較上年同期增長13.8%，這一幅度與前兩個月持平。石油產(chǎn)品、珠寶、汽車和建筑方面的需求一直特別強勁。
二、重點詞匯：
investment n.投資，可獲利的東西
evidence n.明顯，顯著，明白，跡象，根據(jù)， [物]證據(jù)，證物
indicator n.指示器， [化]指示劑
sustainable adj.可以忍受的，足可支撐的，養(yǎng)得起的
excessive adj.過多的，過分的，額外
benchmark[計]基準
deputyn.代理人，代表
dramatically adv.戲劇地，引人注目地
artificially adv.人工
credit n.信任，信用，聲望，榮譽， [財務]貸方，銀行存款
vt.相信，信任，把……歸給
previous adj.在前的，早先的
adv.（1）在……以前；
【第三篇】 Passage Nine（Holmes' Knowledge）
His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing. Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest way who he might be and what he had done. My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally that he was ignorant of the Copernican Theory and of the composition of the Solar system.
"You appear to be astonished, " Holmes said, smiling at my expression. "Now that I do know it I shall do my best to forget it. You see, I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose： A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has difficulty in laying his hand upon it. It is a mistake to think that the little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it, there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you know before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones."
"But the Solar System！ " I protested.
"What the deuce is it to me？" he interrupted impatiently.
One morning, I picked up a magazine from the table and attempted to while away the time with it, while my companion munched silently at his toast. One of the articles had a pencil mark at the heading, and I naturally began to run my eye through it.
Its somewhat ambitious title was "The Book of Life, " and it attempted to show how much an observant man might learn by an accurate and systematic examination of all that came in his way. It struck me as being a remarkable mixture of shrewdness and of absurdity. The reasoning was close and intense, but the deduction appeared to me to be far-fetched and exaggerated. The writer claimed by a momentary expression, a twitch of a muscle or a glance of an eye, to fathom a man's inmost thought. Deceit, according to him, was impossibility in the case of one trained to observation and analysis. His conclusions were as infallible as so many propositions of Euclid. So startling would his results appear to the uninitiated that until they learned the processes by which he had arrived at them they might well consider him as a necromancer.
"From a drop of water, "said the writer, "a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic. So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a single link of it. Like all other arts, the science of Deduction and Analysis is one which can be acquired by long and patient study, nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to attain the highest possible perfection in it. "
This smartly written piece of theory I could not accept until a succession of evidences justified it.
1. What is the author's attitude toward Holmes？
[A]Praising.
[B]Critical.
[C]Ironical.
[D]Distaste.
2. What way did the author take to stick out Holmes' uniqueness？
[A]By deduction.
[B]By explanation.
[C]By contrast.
[D]By analysis.
3. What was the Holmes' idea about knowledge-learning？
[A]Learning what every body learned.
[B]Learning what was useful to you.
[C]Learning whatever you came across.
[D]Learning what was different to you.
4. What did the article mentioned in the passage talk about？
[A]One may master the way of reasoning through observation.
[B]One may become rather critical through observation and analysis.
[C]One may become rather sharp through observation and analysis.
[D]One may become practical through observation and analysis.