VOA慢速英语:Protests Spread Over Anti-Islam Video

短语讲解：

1. Crowds targeted American and western embassies as opposition to the film continued to grow.

continue to 继续
例句：Property values continue to advance rapidly. 
房地产价值继续急速上涨. 

2. In Cairo, the demonstrations began peacefully, until a few protesters broke through the American embassy walls and replaced the American flag with a Muslim one.

break through 冲锋
例句：Demonstrators tried to break through the police cordon. 
示威群众企图突破警察的封锁线. 
replace with 代替
例句：He is pension off and replace with a younger man 
他被迫退休, 由一年轻人接替其职务 

3. There were reports that the attack was well planned since it took place on September eleventh.

take place 发生
例句：Earthquakes take place far underground. 
地震则发生在地球的极深处。 

4.  And I was thrilled to watch the Libyan people stand up and demand their rights.

stand up 起立
例句：Stand up when the teacher enters the classroom.
教师走进教室时你们要起立。