France and Germany Ask Greece to Respect Euro Bailout Plan

 　　French and German leaders demanded that Greece stick to the conditions for a bailout fund and said a Greek referendum on them should take place by early December. Their call comes following a crisis meeting ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Cannes.

　　Following a meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Europe's two heavyweights France and Germany demanded that an agreement by Europeans leaders to bailout Greece must be respected.

　　At a late night news conference on Wednesday, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who is hosting the meeting of the Group of 20 major economies, said that if the rules are not respected neither the European Union nor the International Monetary² Fund can put in a cent to help bail¹ out Greece, which is drowning in debt.

　　German Chancellor³ Angela Merkel says a Greek referendum on the conditions for a European bailout must happen by the beginning of December.

　　The remarks by the two leaders come as heads of state of the Group of 20 nations meet in Cannes Thursday and Friday to discuss a host of issues, from helping⁴ developing nations to obliterating⁵ tax havens⁶. But the Greek crisis - and the larger eurozone debt problems -- are overshadowing this meeting of leading world economies.

　　Mr. Sarkozy says that while the Greeks are free to make their decision via the referendum, the Europeans as a whole are accountable for the stability of the eurozone - and for European solidarity⁷ and the rules that all members should abide⁸ by.

1 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

2 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

3 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 obliterating   

v.除去( obliterate的现在分词 )；涂去；擦掉；彻底破坏或毁灭

参考例句：

• Michael smoked the competition, obliterating field in most of his events. 迈克尔让比赛放光，几乎淹没了他所参加的大多数项目。 来自互联网
• He heard Pam screaming.The noise became obliterating.Then solid darkness descended. 在一片混乱中，他听到了帕姆的尖叫。接下来，噪音消失了，黑暗降临了。 来自互联网

6 havens   

n.港口，安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口，安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
• Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网

7 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

8 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。