BBC在线收听下载:美国古巴签恢复定期航班协定

短语讲解：

1. US and Cuba have signed a deal restoring commercial flights for the first time in more than 50 years.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas.
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。

2. There are signs that aid will be allowed in some beseeged areas over the next few days, but it is hard to see an end to the fighting.

be hard to 很难（难以）
例句：If the ink sinks in it'll be hard to remove it.
如果墨水渗入，要除去就很困难。

3. Ukrain's embattled prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote in his government only hours after the president asked him to stand down.

stand down 放弃席位; 解除戒备状态，恢复正常执勤
例句：I recommended that Schlesinger stand down the alert starting at midnight.
我建议施莱辛格暂时停止昨天午夜开始的戒备措施。

4. On the fourth day of his visit to Mexico, Pope Francis has urged a stadium packed with members of the clergy not to give up in the face of violence, drug trafficing and corruption.

give up 放弃; 投降; 把…让给
例句：Don't give up hope; keep on trying.
不要灰心，继续努力。