Turin Olympics closes with carnival

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TURIN: The Turin Olympics came to a spectacular end today with a closing ceremony in the form of a carnival celebration marking the finish of 17 days of action at the Winter Games.

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?Fireworks, confetti and songs filled the air. The two-and-a-half hour ceremony, twinning carnival with a circus theme, drew to a close.

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?"There were truly magnificent Games," International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge told a cheering crowd.

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詞匯：
spectacular：adj. 壯觀的
closing ceremony: 閉幕式

carnival：n. 狂歡節(jié)

confetti：n. 五彩紙屑

drew to a close：結(jié)束;終結(jié)

magnificent：adj. 華麗的