1.confront 面对
例句：

It is the public servants’ responsibility to show that confronting the catastrophe, they should do something, and they should do something as a united, whole organization to send the signal to the whole society to show the responsibility.
面对灾难，公务员们应该以一个整体的形式做一些事情，向整个社会传递一种信号，表明他们的责任，这是公务员们的责任。
The government has confronted the problem of terrorism with great determination.
政府以极大的决心对付恐怖活动。

2.regard 把……视作，认为
例句：

We regard it very fair to contribute this kind of one-day-earning donation.
我们认为这种将一天的收入捐献出去是很公平的。
I regard it as an imposition.
我认为这是强人所难。

3.catastrophe 灾难
例句：

earthquake catastrophe
地震灾难
the catastrophe of war
战争的灾难

4.compulsory 必须的，义务的
例句：

compulsory donation
义务捐款
compulsory education
义务教育

5.precedent 前例
例句：

We have shown that the precedents have shown successfully.
我们已经表明以前的例子证明是很成功的。
The request was denied, for there was no precedent for this.
这个要求被否决了，理由是没有先例。