1.Tens of thousands of Muslims in Australia have gathered to pray for rain for Australia's drought-afflicted farmers.
pray for 请求
I earnestly pray for your pardon.
我恳切地请求你原谅 。
2.It is often referred to as the Festival of Sacrifice and is celebrated by sharing food with family, neighbours, as well as the poor and needy.
refer to as 把...称作
This is an example of what I refer to as an idiomatic pattern.
这就是我所说的惯用模式的实例 。