Most of the people were excellent boat makers and they could make boats in a variety of shapes and sizes for travelling along the rivers and in the oceans.

大多数人都是优秀的造船者，他们能制造各种形状和大小的船，以便在河流和海洋中航行。

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Reeds are the backbone of Uros construction. They bundle them to make their islands, homes, their cartoonishly curved boats and even their sails.

芦苇是乌鲁斯建筑的基础，人们捆扎芦苇建造他们的岛、他们的家以及那些很卡通的弧形船，就连船帆都是芦苇做的。

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With Mr. Ellison as their financier, Cup organizers have said their decisions to bring the race to San Francisco Bay for the first time and to make the boats faster were made to change the perception that their sport was boring and confusing.

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Boats make one guarantee--to avoid one another--then the ocean is pretty much theirs to use.

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Above ground, wooden houses and beached boats make Xcalak an idyllic escape.

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