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The United States on Tuesday announced further easing of sanctions on Cuba, the latest move towards fully restoring relations with Communist-run country.
周二，美国宣布进一步放宽对古巴的制裁，完全恢复与共产主义国家的关系。
The measures include lifting export payment and financing restrictions as well as making air travel easier between the two countries by allowing code-sharing and leasing arrangements with Cuban airlines.
措施包括解除出口支付和融资限制，以及同意与古巴航空班号共用和租赁安排，使两国航空来往更为容易。
US officials stressed that the impact of the measures will depend upon Cuban economic liberalisation.
美国官员强调，这些措施的影响取决于古巴的经济自由化。
One area doing particularly well is the tourism industry.
做的特别好的领域是旅游业。
Demand is unprecedented with record numbers of people visiting the Caribbean island a after the thawing of relations with the United States.
与美国关系缓解后，前往加勒比岛的人数创下纪录，需求空前。
Last year tourist numbers were up by over 17 percent to a record 3.52 million visitors.
去年游客人数上涨百分之17，达到创纪录的352万人次。
The number of Americans setting foot on the island rose 77 percent to 161,000, and that doesn’t count the hundreds of thousands of Cuban-Americans.
踏上岛上的美国人数上升了百分之77达到161,000人，这一数字还没包括成千上万的古巴裔美国人。
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词汇解析
1、announce
宣布;宣告;公布
He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office.
他将于今晚宣布辞职。
She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.
她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事。
大声宣告，郑重地说（尤指令人不快之事）
Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university.
彼得宣称他无意在任何一所大学浪费时间。
'I'm having a bath and going to bed,' she announced, and left the room.
“我要洗个澡然后上床睡觉，”她大声说完便离开了房间。
（机场或火车站工作人员通过扬声器）播报，通知
Station staff announced the arrival of the train over the tannoy.
车站工作人员通过广播告知火车到站了。
They announced his plane was delayed.
广播通知他所乘的航班晚点了。
2、measure
衡量；估量;评估;判定
I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office.
我继续比照医生办公室里的图表来判断他病情的发展。
A grammar school's success was measured in terms of the number of pupils who got into university.
一所文法学校成功与否是以考上大学的学生人数为衡量依据的。
动词距离(或长度、宽度、数量等)为…
The house is more than twenty metres long and measures six metres in width.
这座房子长20多米，宽6米。
This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across.
这只手工绘制的盘子直径为30厘米。
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