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二、Translate the following English paragraphs into Chinese:（每小題 8 分，共 40 分）

⑷ The Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced it would research ways to balance market supply and demand for taxicab service. Although taxi drivers work an average of 12.17 hours per day, it reported, they only carry an average of 18 customers and spend about 80 percent of the time driving an empty cab around.