VOA慢速英语:Terrorists Attack America

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

2. Hey, can you look out your window right now?

look out向外看; 面向; 朝外
例句：My hotel room looks out across the lake.
从我住的旅馆房间望出去是一片湖光景色。

3. The North Tower came down about thirty minutes later.

come down倒塌
例句：The ceiling came down suddenly.
天花板突然塌落。

4. Another group of hijackers took over American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757.

take over接管; 接替
例句：She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。

5. I hope you’ll stand by and continue to talk with us, Mike?

stand by支持, 支援
例句：We'll stand by you through thick and thin.
不管多么艰难困苦, 我们都要支持你们。

6. No one could be sure if other airliners were involved in the terrorist operation.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：The vast masses there have become involved in the health campaign.
那里的广大群众都参加了卫生运动。

7. So this meant, at very early in the morning, as flights were halfway across the Atlantic Ocean to land in the United States, we had already initiated protocols to shut those arrivals off from the oceanic areas.

shut off隔绝, 使不进入
例句：The girl tried to shut herself off from the world.
那女孩企图与世隔绝。

8. And they had to make tough decisions, such as either turn around and go back to Europe or go to alternate destinations, which many of them did in Canada.

turn around (使)转身, (使)转换方向
例句：The bus had to back up and turn around.
那辆公共汽车不得不先往后退, 然后再掉头。

9. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.

knock down拆卸
例句：Our house is being knocked down to make way for a new road.
我们家的房子正被拆毁以筑新路。

10. Among the companies most affected by the attacks were airlines and other businesses that depend on travelers.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
万物靠太阳生长。