国际英语资讯:Feature: Craftsmen shine in model ship show marking Havanas 500th anniversary
<p><span word="HAVANA">HAVANA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 11-- <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Medina">Medina</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knack">knack</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="building">building</span>.</p><p><span word="Afflicted">Afflicted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lupus">lupus</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="autoimmune">autoimmune</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prevents">prevents</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="normally">normally</span>, <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="homeschooled">homeschooled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="crafters">crafters</span>, <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="Doris">Doris</span> <span word="Garcia">Garcia</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="modeling">modeling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>," <span word="Garcia">Garcia</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hemingway">Hemingway</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Yacht">Yacht</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 500<span word="th">th</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 16.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nautical">nautical</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="afloat">afloat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="placid">placid</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Marina">Marina</span> <span word="Hemingway">Hemingway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> 60 <span word="model">model</span> <span word="craftsmen">craftsmen</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>, <span word="airplanes">airplanes</span>, <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="fated">fated</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="submarine">submarine</span> <span word="Kursk">Kursk</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="cigar">cigar</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span>, <span word="thread">thread</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sewing">sewing</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wire">wire</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="proudly">proudly</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="miniature">miniature</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="galleons">galleons</span>.</p><p><span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="footsteps">footsteps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="participant">participant</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Cardet">Cardet</span>, 73, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="scales">scales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="replicas">replicas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Granma">Granma</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yacht">yacht</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Fidel">Fidel</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="embarking">embarking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="dictator">dictator</span> <span word="Fulgencio">Fulgencio</span> <span word="Batista">Batista</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1956.</p>
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