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1. European Union leaders have agreed to triple the funding of their search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean to help deal with the large numbers of migrants trying to cross to Europe from North Africa.

agree to 同意
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods.
我们不同意寄售此货。

2. The former Director of the CIA, General David Petraeus, has been sentenced to 2 years probation and ordered to pay a fine of one hundred thousand dollars for sharing military secrets with his mistress.

be sentenced to 被判处……
例句：If convicted, he could be sentenced to death.
如果罪名成立，穆巴拉克将可能被判处死刑。

3. But the admissions came only after an FBI search of the former General's home led to the recovery of binders containing information about war strategy, the names of spies and even notes of discussions he'd had with President Obama.

lead to 把…带到; 领到; （道路）通向; 导致
例句：That may lead to a serious split in our class.
那可能导致我们班的严重分裂。

4. The security forces have been conducting raids Durban and the town of Alexander in Johannesburg, where attacks on migrants have taken place in recent weeks.

take place 发生，举行
例句：Earthquakes take place far underground.
地震则发生在地球的极深处。