The first regular direct commercial flight form the United States has arrived in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara.
第一架从美国直飞古巴的商业航班已经抵达古巴中部城市圣克拉拉。
The landing of the JetBlue flight is being viewed as an import ant new step in thawing ties between the two countries.
U.S. Transport Secretary Anthony Foxx was on board the plane.
"Frankly when people get more exposure to the American public it really helps on a lot of levels. Folks want different things economically, they want different things politically, and we see it as a long-term advancement of our relationship, both governmentally as well as culturally."
A number of other U.S. carriers are also set to begin flights in the coming months to different Cuban cities.
The two sides signed an agreement in February, allowing up to 110 daily flights between several U.S. cities and 10 Cuban international airports, including the Cuban capital, Havana.
相关单词：thawing
thawing解释：n.熔化，融化v.（气候）解冻( thaw的现在分词 )；（态度、感情等）缓和；（冰、雪及冷冻食物）溶化；软化
thawing例句：
The ice is thawing. 冰在融化。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
It had been snowing and thawing and the streets were sloppy. 天一直在下雪，雪又一直在融化，街上泥泞不堪。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
相关单词：frankly
frankly解释：adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说
frankly例句：
To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。
相关单词：advancement
advancement解释：n.前进，促进，提升
advancement例句：
His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。
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