BBC news 2015-10-06 加文本

短语讲解：

1. He ruled out Russian groundforces, but not airstrikes, as long as they respected international norms, suchas the request from the country's government, he said, unlike the strikescarried out by the US-led coalition.

rule out 排除；取消；划去
例句：This should let you rule out certain areas and focus on one or two.
这样应该就可以让您排除某些方面，而将注意力放在一两个方面。

2. They also agreed to explore options for a politicalsolution, said the official, but still disagreed on the main sticking point,the future of the president Bashar al-Assad.

agree to 同意,商定
例句：She doesn't agree to this arrangement.
她不赞同这个安排。

3. The military in Burkina Faso say members of the presidential guard that stageda short live coup earlier this month are refusing to lay down their weapons.

lay down (使)躺下；将…放下
例句：She carefully laid the sleeping child down on the bed.
她小心地将睡着的孩子放到了床上。

4. The Cuban leader Raul Castro and president Obama have both called for an end toUS economic sanctions on Havana.

call for 要求；需要；提倡
例句：He sat down and called for some beer.
他坐下来要了一些啤酒。

5. Initial results onwhether any vision has been restored should be available by the end of theyear.

by the end of 到……结束时；到……时为止
例句：I hope to be 100% by the end of this year.
我希望在今年年底能成为100%的素食主义者。