1·The Cubans had attached floats and propellers to a 1951 Chevy truck.
这些古巴人在一辆1951年的雪佛兰卡车上安装了浮筒和螺旋桨。
2·They said one of their planes spotted the Cubans more than half way through their journey and the coast guards could not believe their eyes when they saw the vessel.
他们说,旅途过半时,他们在其中一架飞机上发现了古巴人。当海岸警卫队看到这艘船时,他们简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。
3·They will brighten the dreary lives of Cubans.
他们将照亮古巴人沉闷的生活。
4·The aim was to avoid a repeat of the summer of 1994, when tens of thousands of Cubans took to the sea in flimsy boats.
这样做的目的是为了避免重蹈1994年夏的覆辙。那时候上万古巴人就搭乘着弱不禁风的各式船只驶向大海。
5·But tens of thousands of Cubans, all with military training, have been deployed across the country as medical staff, sports instructors and the like.
但是成千上万的古巴人都训练有素,他们以医务人员,体育指导员及其他身份部署在全国各地。