BBC news 2009-05-14 加文本

1.A court had ordered the release of the photos in response to a Freedom of Information lawsuit filed five years ago.

in response to回答..., 响应..., 对...有反应

例句：Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to        everybody.
       人们所熟悉的是悬挂在天花板上、造型奇特、随风飘荡的雕塑品。

      I assured him that we HAD no intention of coercing Israel in response to a Soviet threat
      我向他保证，我们无意强迫以色列对苏联的威胁做出反映。

2.President Obama also called on the warring sides in Sri Lanka to end the suffering of the tens of thousands of civilians trapped by the fighting in the far northeast of the island.

call on号召, 呼吁, 约请, 访问

例句：She is removing her fine hair on her face in front of the mirror, so would you please call on her later.
       你呆会再来找她吧，她正在对着镜子绞脸。

      We call on people not to use disposable chopsticks to protect the environment.
      为了环保，我们呼吁大家尽量不要使用卫生筷。

3.He also said the Tamil Tigers should lay down their arms and stop using civilians as human shields.

lay down放下

例句：As for the details of the procedure, we won't lay down any hard and fast (or rigid) rules.
       至于具体做法，不作硬性规定。 

4.Pakistan has rejected the findings of a survey carried out by the BBC which suggests that only 38% of northwestern Pakistan is fully under the control of the central government.

carry out进行, 实现, 贯彻, 执行

例句：This delegation is coming to our county to carry out some investigations.
       这个代表团是来我县调研的。

under the control of..控制下, 在...支配下

例句：At present, the entire world economy is under the control of international monopoly capital, and the world market is       dominated by it.
      现在国际垄断资本控制着全世界的经济，市场被他们占了，要奋斗出来很不容易。

5.A search and rescue operation involving coast guard helicopters, a jet and a rescue boat is still under way.

under way进行中, 在行进

例句：The survey on forest density of the country is under way now.
      这个国家正在进行森林密度的调查