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meet with和…会面
例句：He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.
他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

2. We have followed with great respect, how quickly these measures have been put into place.

put into使处于某种状态
例句：The regulations have been put into practice on a trial basis.
这些规定已开始试行。

3. For his part, Mario Monti admits Italy can only make progress in reducing its defecit through cheaper borrowing.

make progress前进,进步
例句：The boy has made great progress this year.
这男孩今年进步很大。

4. Meanwhile, the Italian PM is also standing in support of the financial transaction tax being proposed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

in support of支持
例句：The judge quoted various cases in support of his opinion.
那位法官引证不同的案例以支持他的意见。

5. But Mario Monti also says he would prefer to see it applied across the full 27-nation EU.

prefer to较喜欢; 宁愿
例句：I prefer country life to town life.
我更喜欢乡村生活而不喜欢城市生活。

6. But right now I think it makes sense to do it in the 27 European member countries.

make sense有道理；有意义；讲得通
例句：This sentence doesn't make any sense.
这个句子没有意义。

7. The euro zone's first obligation this year is to resolve a second Greek programme and finalise these negotiations with the banks so that we can then concentrate on structural problems in the euro zone,

concentrate on将…集中于…
例句：We must concentrate our efforts on finding ways to reduce costs.
我们要集中精力找出降低成本的办法。

8. Both Merkel and Sarkozy are planning to travel to Italy next week ahead of a European summit at the end of the month.

ahead of在…之前
例句：She left one day ahead of him.
她是在他离开的前一天离开的。

9. Meanwhile, finger pointing is now taking place in other parts of Europe.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

10. We expect that Spain will take further measures especially concerning structural reforms, not least in the labour market, because the unemployment, about 20 percent and youth unemployment above 40 percent is of course an extremely serious concern both economically and politically and humanly and therefore we can only encourage Spain to take action both in the fiscal and in the structural front.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。