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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Gold for Canada as Olympics end
Vocabulary
making gentle fun of themselves
smiling or laughing at things about themselves that others sometimes find funny
a nod to
an acknowledgement of, in recogition of
a glitch in
a small problem or fault that stops something from working properly
cauldron
very large, round metal pot that is used on fires, here, used to hold the Olympic flame
to kick off
to start, to begin
Mounties
Canadian police officers who are well known for their colourful uniforms and their use of horses rather than motor vehicles
moose-antler hats
hats that have flat horns them like those of a large type of deer found in North America
a deafening cheer
an extremely loud sound made by a crowd of people to show that they are very pleased
lifted the Canadian mood
made the Canadians feel happier
anticipated
expected, predicted