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Brazilian police recently rescued four Nigerian migrants on a ship in Brazil's port of Vitoria.
巴西警方近日在巴西维多利亚港停靠的一艘船上救出了四名尼日利亚移民。
Stowaways
偷渡者
The men survived fourteen days on the cargo ship by hiding on a large piece of steel.
这些人躲在一块大钢片上,在货船上活了14天。
After 10 days, they had no food.
10天后,他们没有食物了。
A shelter worker in Brazil said this was the most dangerous case of stowaways he had ever seen.
巴西一名收容所工作人员表示,这是他见过的最危险的偷渡案。
A stowaway is someone who hides on a ship, airplane, or other vehicle to travel secretly.
偷渡者是指躲在轮船、飞机或其他交通工具上偷偷旅行的人。
Most stowaways are traveling in the hope of making a better life for themselves.
大多数偷渡者都抱着能为自己创造更好生活的希望进行偷渡。