In this task, given a sentence in the English language, your task is to convert it into the Lao (Laotian) language.

Example input: The government has reiterated its long standing opposition to the death penalty.
Example output: ລັດຖະບານໄດ້ເນັ້ນຍ້ຳການຄັດຄ້ານຕໍ່ໂທດປະຫາມາໂດຍຕະຫລອດ.
Example explanation: The above sentence is correctly translated from English to Lao.
Q: The ship's 18-man crew are said to be "very happy" with developments.
A:
ລູກເຮືອຈຳນວນ 18 ຄົນກ່າວວ່າ "ຮູ້ສືກຍິນດີທີ່ມີຄວາມກ້າວຫນ້າ."