BBC news 2010-08-12 加文本

1.So I would encourage you to be as generous as you possibly can in response to what is a major catastrophe.

in response to对…做出反应
 
例句：She laughed in response to his jokes.
      他的话引起她大笑。

      The quick recovery was truly in response to medication.
      这次迅速康复确实是对药物治疗的反应。

2. The two auxiliary bishops, Eamonn Walsh and Ray Field, were among clerics in Dublin accused in an official inquiry of failing to tell the police about cases of alleged abuse by priests.

fail to作为对…的答复,响应…,应…

例句：He opened the door in response to a knock.
      他应敲门声而开了门。

3.Beckham, who's 35, would not feature in the qualifying matches for the next European championship in 2012.

feature in起重要作用

4.It is no surprise 115 caps, second only to Peter Shilton as I think of something like that.

be second to次于...

例句：I think that this novelist is second to none.
      我认为这位小说家比谁都好。