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1. The French and German leaders have urged Greece to carry on with its painful reforms.

carry on 继续
例句：They managed to carry on their experiments in spite of the difficulties.
虽有困难,他们还是设法使试验继续下去。

2. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande presented a united front as they held talks in advance of their meeting with the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday and Saturday.

meet with 偶然遇到
例句：He met with an old friend at the meeting.
他在会议上碰到了一位老朋友。

3.  Chancellor Merkel said it was important that everybody stuck to their commitments, and President Hollande said that Greece had to do what was necessary in order to stay in the eurozone.

in order to 为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

4. The South African President Jacob Zuma has set out the terms of reference of a judicial inquiry into last week's killing of 34 people by police outside a platinum mine.

set out 开始
例句：He set out to paint the whole house but finished only the front part.
他开始着手粉刷整幢房子,可是只完成了前面的部分。

5. The funeral of the former Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will be held on Sunday, September 2.

hold on 继续;坚持;保持
例句：The speaker held on for a full hour.
演讲的人讲了整整一个小时。