初中英语作文给朋友的回信精品20篇

With the improvement of living conditions, more and more people can live

longer. However, many old people always suffer from loneliness, which is one of

the major problems in today’s society. To make the old people live better, some

good advice must be followed. Firstly, the young should spare more time to talk

and communicate with their parents, so as to relieve their loneliness. Secondly,

the old ought to understand the work pressure and family burden of the young.

Furthermore, the society are supposed to organize more activities for the old,

so that they can make more friends and have more joys and happiness in their

life.

我在新东方的英语班结识了许多朋友，与我最要好的是她——一个活泼的六年级女孩，她叫李懿芳，我们都喜欢叫她的英文名COCO。

COCO长得十分漂亮，白皙的皮肤上，一双黑白分明的眼睛纯净无比，像山谷里的一泓幽深的清泉。朱红的双唇饱满而灵动，说话声音也甜甜的，看起来亭亭玉立。

COCO非常重友情。记得她和朋友去看一个小型动漫展，我因为有课去不了。没想到的是，第二天见到我时，她竟然塞给我一把海贼王乔巴的扇子，说是在漫展为我买的礼物,当时我十分感动，她竟然不管在什么时候都在惦记着我，并且也对我的爱好了如指掌。一个微笑，一个眼神，便使我们的友谊更加深厚了。

COCO的脚既能穿运动鞋，又能踮起脚尖，穿上芭蕾舞鞋翩翩起舞。她非常喜欢舞蹈，每天都在家认真地练习。功夫不负有心人。汗水总能浇灌出成功的鲜花，最近，COCO在北京的街舞比赛中拿到了金奖。

COCO对于学习也十分刻苦。翻看她的纠错本和笔记本，就会惊叹于她字体的工整与笔记的整洁。她上课听讲十分认真，不管在什么课上都积极发言，终于，她在小升初考试中以优异的成绩考入的心仪的重点中学。

COCO，一个热爱舞蹈、学习刻苦的女孩，她那跳舞时优美的身姿、那记笔记时专注的神情都使我敬佩不已。我相信，不管走到天涯海角，我们永远都是好朋友！

[初中作文我的朋友COCO

Dear Grandpa Santa Claus,

Hello!

Im a big fan of yours! Listen to some of my aunt said, you are to give

children gifts, so, every Christmas, I spent my bed hang Christmas stockings,

hope that the next day to receive your gift, every morning, I can see your gift

in my stocking, I am very, very happy, because I received your gift.

Santa Claus grandpa, I envy oh, riding your small reindeer, flying in the

sky, if I remember correctly, you should have two rows of small reindeer, your

small reindeer grow like what? Ive always wanted to have one of my own. Flying

with you in the sky!

Time a year passed, I also grew up, at this time, I just know that there is

no Santa Claus, that I socks in the small gift, is the mother sent, but I am

still very happy, after all, this is my mother gave me.

Santa Claus grandpa, I want a few gifts, I hope you can promise me: I want

a pink pink puppy, I want a super cute Christmas doll......

Father Christmas, I wish you a smile, good health, good luck in your work,

and a happy family.

Bye bye! Father Christmas, I will write to you next time!

advance

Salute!

Your loyal fans

Everybody has a best friend that they can share everything with. I also

have a best friend. We met in school, and were in the same grade.

My best friend is a good student because he is very hardworking. I learn a

lot from him. He helps me with math; I help him with English. We always help

each other. Besides that, hes honest and reliable. I trust him completely and

we share secrets all the time.

My best friend is a loyal and brave boy. When a bully teased me, he came to

my rescue right away. He always remembers my birthday and he is fun to be with.

He tells funny jokes and stories. He always makes me laugh. Finally, he is a

very good listener and he knows how to cheer me up when Im down. I hope well

stay friends forever.

Yesterday ,I went to a zoo with my parents .

When we got to the zoo, we climbed up a little hill first. We can see many kangaroos on the hill, I played with some kangaroos. Then, we went to a pond. I fished in the pond, and got a big fish and 2 small fishes. I was very happy at that time. After fishing, we walked on grass. There are many parrots on the grass. And we were surprised that one of them can speak English. I spoke to it, and it said ‘hello’ to me. That made a lot of fun for me.

In the afternoon, we went to see monkeys, pandas, snakes and big sharks. And I took many photos from them. I also rode a horse and painted a mask for fun.

When we back home, it almost got drak. But I’m very happy, because I had a good time at the zoo that day

Recently we have held a class meeting to discuss what is considered to be

honorable behavior and what is shameful. It is really a pity to see all this in

our school.Some students dont respect their teachers or parents.Some dont take

their studies seriously and cheat in exams.Some throw wastes everywhere and

pollute the environment .It is honorable to obey the law and rules , care much

about our class and study hard.It is shameful to break school rules, to be

selfish or to make little effort to achieve success.We should respect others and

think more of them than of ourselves.We should work hard and make much more

progress to repay the society. We should try our best to keep the environment

clean。

It is 4,000 years since the Chinese began to grow and drink tea.

There’re many kinds of tea in China, of which Longjing Tea is famous all

over the world.

Tea is usually drunk in tea sets. A tea set is made up of a tea pot and

some teacups, which are both made of china.

Most Chinese are fond of drinking tea. Tea is served not only at tea house

and restaurants but also at home. People also drink tea during breaks at offices

or factories.

Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者，事竟成。

Wellbegunishalfdone.好的开端是成功的一半。

East,west,homeisbest.金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。

Practicemakesperfect.熟能生巧。

Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.天助自助者。

Easiersaidthandone.说起来容易做起来难。

Wherethereisawill，thereisaway.有志者事竟成。

Onefalsestepwillmakeagreatdifference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。

Slowandsteadywinstherace.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

Afallintothepit，againinyourwit.吃一堑，长一智。

Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.实践出真知。

Allworkandnoplaymakesjackadullboy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变笨。

Beautywithoutvirtueisarosewithoutfragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

Morehasty，lessspeed.欲速则不达。

Itsnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，学到老。

Allthatglittersisnotgold.闪光的未必都是金子。

Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.千里之行始于足下。

Lookbeforeyouleap.三思而后行。

Romewasnotbuiltinaday.伟业非一日之功。

Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所见略同。

wellbegun，halfdone.好的开始等于成功的一半。

Itishardtopleaseall.众口难调。

Outofsight，outofmind.眼不见，心不念。

Factsspeakplainerthanwords.事实胜于雄辩。

Callbackwhiteandwhiteback.颠倒黑白。

Firstthingsfirst.凡事有轻重缓急。

Illnewstravelsfast.坏事传千里。

Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情。

livenottoeat，buteattolive.活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

Actionspeakslouderthanwords.行动胜过语言。

Eastorwest，homeisthebest.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

Itsnotthegaycoatthatmakesthegentleman.君子在德不在衣。

Beautywillbuynobeef.漂亮不能当饭吃。

Likeandlikemakegoodfriends.趣味相投。

Theolder，thewiser.姜是老的辣。

DoasRomansdoinRome.入乡随俗。

Anidleyouth，aneedyage.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Asthetree，sothefruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

Toliveistolearn，tolearnistobetterlive.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

Wherethereisawill，thereisaway.有志者事竟成。

Nothingistoodifficultintheworldifyousetyourmindintoit.世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Everycoinhastwosides.每枚硬币都有两面;凡事皆有好坏。

Donttroublestroubleuntiltroubletroublesyou.不要自找麻烦。

Nopains，nogains.不劳无获

Thereisnoroyalroadtolearning.学无坦途。

Lookbeforeyouleap.Firstthink,thenact.三思而后行。

Itisnevertoolatetomend.亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。

Lightcome,lightgo.来得容易，去得快。

Timeismoney.时间就是金钱。

Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真交。

Greathopesmakegreatman.远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。

Afterastormcomesacalm.雨过天晴。

AllroadsleadtoRome.条条大路通罗马。

Artislong,butlifeisshort.人生有限，学问无涯。

Sticktoit,andyoullsucceed.只要人有恒，万事都能成。

Earlytobedandea

rlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthy,andwise.早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。

Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.良药苦口。

Itisgoodtolearnatanothermanscost.前车之鉴。

Keepingisharderthanwinning.创业不易，守业更难。

Letscrossthebridgewhenwecometoit.船到桥头自然直。

Morehaste,lessspeed.欲速则不达。

Nopains,nogains.不劳则无获。

Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

Wherethereislife,thereishope.生命不息，希望常在。

Anidleyouth,aneedyage.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Wemustnotliedown,andcry,"Godhelpus."求神不如求己。

Aplantmayproducenewflowers;manisyoungbutonce.花有重开日，人无再少年。

Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.自助者，天助之。

Whatmaybedoneatanytimewillbedoneatnotime.明日待明日，明日不再来。

AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

Diligenceisthemotherofsuccess.勤奋是成功之母。

Truthisthedaughteroftime.时间见真理。

Takecareofthepence,andthepoundswilltakecareofthemselves.积少自然成多。

Nomaniswiseatalltimes.智者千虑，必有一失。

Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday.今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。

Liveandlearn.活到老，学到老。

Killtwobirdswithonestone.一石双鸟。

Itneverrainsbutitpours.祸不单行。

Indoingwelearn.经一事，长一智。

Easiersaidthandone.说起来容易做起来难。

Anounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcure.一分预防胜似十分治疗。

Industryisfortunesrighthand,andfrugalityherleft.勤勉是幸运的右手，节约是幸运的左手。

Geniusisonepercentinspirationand99percentperspiration.天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。

Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。

Hewhopaysthepiper,callsthetune.谁负担费用，谁加以控制。

Hewhohashealthhashope,andhewhohashopehaseverything.身体健壮就有希望，有了希望就有了一切。

Nomanisbornwiseorlearned.人非生而知之。

Actionspeaklouderthanwords.事实胜于雄辩。

Courageandresolutionarethespiritandsoulofvirtue.勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。

Unitedwestand,dividedwefall.合即立，分即垮。

Thereisnosmokewithoutfire.无风不起浪。

Manyhandsmakelightwork.人多好办事。

Readingmakesafullman.读书长见识。

Thebesthorseneedsbreeding,andtheaptestchildneedsteaching.最好的马要驯，最伶俐的孩子要教。

Learnyoung,learnfair.学习趁年轻，学就要学好。

Wisdominthemindisbetterthanmoneyinthehand.胸中有知识，胜于手中有金钱。

Oncebitten,twiceshy.一次被咬，下次胆小。

Soundinbody,soundinmind.有健全的身体才有健全的精神。

Seeingisbelieving.百闻不如一见。

Dogswavetheirtailsnotsomuchin,lovetoyouasyourbread.狗摇尾巴，爱的是你的面包。

Moneyisagoodservantbutabadmaster.要做金钱的主人，莫作金钱的奴隶。

Itshardsailingwhenthereisnowind.无风难驶船。

Thepathtogloryisalwaysrugged.通向光荣的道路常常是崎岖的。

Livingwithoutanaimislikesailingwithoutacompass.没有目标的生活如同没有罗盘的航行。

Qualitymattersmorethanquantity.质重于量。

Theon-lookerseesmostofthegame.旁观者清。

Wisdomisagoodpurchasethoughwepaydearforit.为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。

Joyssharedwithothersaremoreenjoyed.与众同乐，其乐更乐。

Happinesstakesnoaccountoftime.欢乐不觉日子长。

Timeandtidewaitsfornoman.岁月不等人。

Ifyouwantknowledge,youmusttoilforit.若要求知，必须刻苦。

Learntowalkbeforeyourun.循序渐进。

Knowingsomethingofeverything,andeverythingofsomething.通百艺而专一长。

Fromwordstodeedsisagreatspace.言行之间，大有距离。

Skillandconfidenceareanunconqueredarmy.技能和信心是无敌的军队。

Habitisasecondnature.习惯成自然。

Lifeless,faultless.只有死人才不会犯错误。

Abookisthesametodayasitalwayswasanditwillneverchange.好书千载常如新。

Books,likefriends,shouldbefewandwellchosen.读书如择友，宜少且宜精。

Abookthatremainsshutisbutablock.书本不常翻，犹如一块砖。

Itsnotthegaycoatthatmakesthegentleman.君子在德不在衣。

Twoheadsarebetterthanone.三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。

Birthismuch,butbreedingismore.出身重要，教养更重要。

Nothingisimpossibletoawillingmind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Youcantmakesomethingoutofnothing.巧妇难为无米之炊。

Nothingventure,nothinghave.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

Nothingfornothing.不费力气，一无所得。

Ofnothingcomesnothing.无中不能生有。

Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.不犯错误者一事无成。

Bettersaynothingthannothingtothepurpose.话不中肯，不如不说。

Nothingsucceedslikesuccess.一事如意，万事顺利。

Nothingstake,nothingdraw.不顶千里浪，哪来万斤鱼。

Nothingisasgoodasitseemsbeforehand.期待比现实更美好。

Nothingisgivensofreelyasadvice.劝人最容易。

Nothingissocertainastheunexpected.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。

Nothingseek,nothingfind.无所求则无所获。

Alittleofeverythingisnothinginthemain.每事浅尝辄止，事事都告无成。

Agreatshipasksdeepwaters.大船要走深水。（蛟龙要在海中游。）

ThebestphysiciansareDr.Diet,Dr.Quiet,andDr.Merryman.节食博士、精心博士、快乐博士，三人都是最好的医生。

Hethatoncedeceivesiseversuspected.骗人一次，受疑一世。

The annual Chinese New Year came in 20xx, the Spring Festival has come exceptionally busy, it is accompanied by the festive sound of firecrackers, sky in full bloom, and colorful fireworks came. The ancients as "firecrackers of the year" to commemorate Chinese New Year. The return of fireworks and firecrackers, so that the ancient city of Beijing is full of a thick smell of years, sound of firecrackers brings us endless joy, filled with a wonderful interesting traditional festivals.

As a girl, I do not like to put those little on the "crackling" sound of Mei Wan and loud firecrackers. I like those colorful light emitted after, four run around fireworks. There is a called channeling smallpox, a carefully ed in the ground began to release, and later on the secure enough to put in the hand grip, lit "squeak" is heard, a group with a small ball of fire flew up into the sky, screaming, "pit" Suddenly the sky on a flower in full bloom out, quite exciting.

My favorite is called Setaria fireworks in one hand and a lit continuously emitted after the bright, constantly changing colors of the fireworks. My hands turned, arms on the emergence of two very nice Ring of Fire; my arms open, 4 running, I became a "Firebird." I have a another one to lying, I cried, ran, happy with Chinese New Year fireworks is a traditional custom. Legend of the so-called "year" is an evil beast, people set fire to bamboo, the sound of bamboo bursting scared off "year", "years" away is the Chinese New Year in.

I like fireworks, it made me able to live a traditional feature of the year. I think as long as we pay attention to safety, stressing civilization, this tradition will be able to have a wonderful New Year.

[描写春节的初中英语作文

As the new year is coming, many families plan to go the zoo and have fun together. But recently, a tragedy happened in the zoo, a man was bitten by a tiger. The public scared, then later the truth came out that the men tried to skip buying ticket and he went across the limited line. The animal has their nature. Once they are under threat, they will do the horrible thing. If the visitors behave themselves well and do as the tips, then the tragedy won’t happen. But still a lot of people scream and try to throw away the food to the animals, which do harm to the animals. It is everybody’s duty to protect animals.

随着新年的来临，许多家庭计划一起去动物园玩。而最近，动物园里发生了一场悲剧，有人被老虎咬伤。大家都害怕起来，结果真相是那个人试图逃票，还越过禁止线。动物都有自己的本能，一旦受到威胁，他们就会做可怕的事情。如果游客遵从提示、约束自我，那么悲剧就不会发生。但是仍然很多人会大喊大叫，试图扔食物给动物吃，这对动物是有害的。保护动物是每个人的责任。

Nowadays it is common to encounter a scene when people want to see things

happen but can‘t make things happen for various reasons. The most important

reason is that they just refuse to create and innovate. With the accelerated

pace of our society,more and more people recognize the importance of creation

that is bound to make a difference in social productivity.

As far as I am concerned,we should all have the notion of being the

participants of supporting creation. First of all,creation is the most vital

factor to improve the inner competitiveness of our nation. For another,it is

certain that creation is so essential that enables many people to find their

positions in the company and careers in their lives.

Measures are also needed to encourage creation . First and foremost,the

government should establish certain rules to sweep up the obstacles of

invention. Some people have already complained much about complicated procedure

of patent applications or high fees to do experiments of inventions.

Additionally,high schools and universities can provide students with

scholarships or overseas learning opportunities,which will stimulate more

youngsters to join the group of invention and innovation.

It was Mother’s Day. Sun Zheng thought he should do something for his

mother. He decided to help his mother do some housework. After school he went to

a shop to buy some food on his way home.

When he got home, he did his best to cook some nice food,though he couldn’t

do the cooking well. Thenhe cleaned the room. He felt very tired, but he was

very happy.

When his father and his mother came back and saw the clean rooms and dishes

which weren’t so nice, they were very happy.They had their supper together. His

mother said, "Thank you,my child!"

一对不大的眼睛镶嵌在她那胖乎乎的脸上，那双眼睛却如秋水，似明星，又仿佛是白水银中滚动着黑水银而黑水银中又闪烁着执着的光芒。这便是我的朋友，一个学习偏差的学生。

她叫小x，她成绩偏差，但和其他差生不同，她是个认真学习的好孩子，只是上天不公，给了她一个不太聪明的大脑，她并没有放弃主动要求妈妈给她报补习班，在平时，她一遇到不懂的题就努力地想，实在想不出来了就请教我这个免费“非老师家教”。这不，她又“找上门来了”不过她这一点可真值得我学习。

“您快一点吧。”她边说边拿出了算草纸，摆在我面前。我一股坏水涌了上来，说：“那你拜我为师吧（我没说我是黛玉）！”“就是叫家教费都行，只求你快点讲。”我暗笑真像香菱，呆呆的努力学习，不耻下问。我有耐心的给她讲题，只见她一会儿紧皱眉头，苦苦思考；一会儿又挠挠头发，恍然大悟，真是认真至极。

她一直认真地思考着这些难题，在旁边的同学小声的议论着，一个说：“你看她多投入呀！”一个说：“是呀，如果大家都像她这样，学习这么刻苦，那班里不就没有差生了吗！”在同学们的纷纷议论中，也许是她明白了这几道题，她露出了一丝微笑，这是她努力的结果呀！！

这就是她—小X，一位脑子不怎么聪明，却认真学习的学生，相信她的学习一定会越来越好，考上自己理想的中学！

When I was in primary school, my mother sent me to learn ballet, like other

mothers, she hoped me to act like a princess, but I was not interested in

dancing, so I quit the class. Later my mother tried to send me to learn singing,

but I had no talent in it. When my mother’s friends were talking, they were so

proud of their children, because they had the talent in dancing and singing. I

felt a little loss, I must find my own talent and learn some skills. I found I

was very interested in painting, now I have learned it for four years, my

teacher speak highly of me.

Before I move to the city, I live in my hometown for a long time. I meet a lot of friends, we play together all the time. Lucy is my best friend, she lives next to me. I am a shy girl, but Lucy is very nice to me, later I become active. Now I miss her very much, I will go to visit her when I have vacation.

在我搬到这个城市之前,我很长一段时间都是住在我的家乡。我遇到了很多朋友,我们一起玩耍。露西是我最好的朋友,她住在我家旁边。我是一个害羞的女孩,但露西对我非常好,后来我变得活跃了。现在我非常想念她,我会在放假的时候去看望她。

A few days ago, the movie Red Sea Operation was very hot and people were

very impressive about the policemen, who saved the citizens lives in a very

urgent situation, some even sacrificed their lives as the price. We live in a

peaceful country. This is because policemen protect us all the time, and they

are the great persons. March 14th is the policemens day, people make this day

for them and show respect. They deserve the publics praise. They sacrifice so

much, such as the time to accompany their families. Many childrens future dream

is to be a policeman, as this career brings the public hope and future.

难忘的回忆

Last summer holiday, I learned to swim. It was very unforgettable and interesting. I went to the swimming pool with my father. He taught me how to swim. At first, I was afraid of diving in the water. And I felt uncomfortable in the water. But father said it doesn’t matter and he would protect me. Then I began to swim, but I couldn’t swim forward at all. It made me upset. Then father told me how to move, how to stretch out my hands and legs. Slowly, I could move a little. In fact, it was not that easy. I learned it for almost half a month. I was excited when father told me I made it.

这篇内容是关于回忆的初中英语作文，讲述的是暑假去学游泳，我和爸爸去游泳池，他叫我怎么游的故事。

This summer, I move to a new city with my parents, and I transfer to a new

school. I used to live in the countryside, so my new life is so different from

before. The school is a little far from my home, so I go to school by bus. After

school, I have many activities in school. Classmates are friendly to me. I learn

English now. Its so interesting that I like it very much. Besides, life in city

is different. There are many interesting places to go. At weekends, my parents

take me outside. We go to the park, the zoo or go shopping. But we are not so

familiar with our neighbors. I think we should build good relationship with

them.

SNOW At dusk，the weather became colder while the sky was gray，and the cold wind was blowing strongly.It seemed that it was going to snow soon. A moment later，the snowflakes began to fall quietly.Soon the land before my eyes was all white，like a beautiful blanket.Then it snowed more and more heavily.The trees were all covered with white quilts.The whole city became a silver world. T

he next morning，it stopped snowing and cleared up.I went into the yard.Looking far away，I saw a beautiful silver white world.A group of children were playing happily.Some were throwing snowballs to each other，others were making a snowman.Snow seemed to bring us warm and wishes.Cold as it was，nobaby felt cold in the white world.

I love snow，because it is pure white.It brings us hope and vigour.

Inmy life, I am proud of having a happy family. I have a kind father, strictmother and a naught little brother. As most other families, there are laughsand tears at my home. My father is friendly to others.

Our neighbors speakhighly of him. Mother is strict to me and my little brother. She has highexpectation to us, wanting us to have bright future.

My little brother is aprimary school student, but he doesn’t work very hard. All he wants is playingwith his friends. It worries my parents a lot. But in general, we have morelaughs than tears. I love my lovely family.

在我的生命中，我最自豪的就是有一个快乐的家。我有一个和蔼的父亲，严厉的母亲和一个淘气的弟弟。像其他大多数家庭一样，我家也充满着喜怒哀乐。我的爸爸对别人很有好，邻居们对他的评价很高。妈妈对我和弟弟很严厉，希望我们能有一个光明的未来。我的弟弟是一名小学生，但他却不怎么努力学习，他所想的就是和朋友们一起玩，这让我的父母很操心。总的来说，我的家里是欢笑多于泪水。我爱我可爱的家。

[初中英语作文：我的一家

I enjoy singing very much. While singing, my heart as well as my body is

joyful. When Im happy, I often sing out to share my happiness with others. I

also sing out to pour out my bad feelings when Im upset.

I like pop music most, because I want to follow the trend. I prefer soft

music to rock music. Since we may be very tired after a long days work, we need

a rest very much. Perhaps soft music is the best recreation for us. My favorite

pop stars are JJ and Jay Chou. They always make a wonderful performance on the

stage. Their songs are so charming. I admire them very much.

In my spare time, I often sing a song to others. Everyone is so happy to be

my listener, because Im very brave and confident. Even though I couldnt be a

professional singer, I can still get a lot of good fun from singing. Because of

singing, my life becomes more colorful.