万花筒 2010-02-14&02-15 温哥华冬奥会开幕

Fireworks marked the beginning of the Vancouver Olympics on Friday with a large display that could be seen across the city. They were launched as the Olympic show went on with grief and a closing glitch¹. The climax² called for the cauldron to be lit by four Canadian sports heroes, all-time hockey Wayne Gretzky, skier³ Nancy Greene, basketball all-star Steve Nash and LeMay Doan. But one huge piece of the set failed to rise from the stadium floor, and left one of the four final torchbearers, speed-skater Catriona LeMay Doan unable to use her torch. The winter game's opening ceremony unfolded in a mostly jubilant atmosphere with more than 60,000 people packed in for the B.C. Place Stadium for the evening extravaganza. But the show came only hours after Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed in a horrific training run crash in Whistler and the ceremonies were dedicated⁴ to the athlete.
 

1 glitch   

n.干扰；误操作，小故障

参考例句：

• There is a glitch in the computer program somewhere.这个计算机程序中的某个部分有点小问题。
• It could just be a random glitch that can be solved by restarting the machine.可能只是一个小故障，重新启动主机就能解决了。

2 climax   

n.顶点；高潮；v.(使)达到顶点

参考例句：

• The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
• His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。

3 skier   

n.滑雪运动员

参考例句：

• She is a skier who is unafraid of danger.她是一名敢于冒险的滑雪者。
• The skier skimmed across the snow.滑雪者飞快地滑过雪地。

4 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。