And they really shone when, during the Olympics, I said that "Own the podium" was too brash to be Canadian, and suggested "A podium might be nice."

在奥运会期间他们也干得非常出色，我说“占领领奖台”对加拿大人来说是相当粗鲁的，并建议改成“上领奖台是非常光荣的”。

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Their success this time stemmed from a programme to finance athletes' preparation and training, called "Own the Podium" and organised by the Canadian Olympic Committee five years ago.

这次他们的成功要归功于为运动员的准备和训练提供资金的“拥有领奖台”计划。该计划是加拿大奥委会在五年前制订的。

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For her own moment at the podium, the 42-year-old author confessed that "I have wracked my mind and heart for what I ought to say to you today."

在她踏上演讲台的那一刻，这个42岁的作者坦白“我将我的身心都投入了我今天要为你们做的演讲。”

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"I can honestly say that I would not have this thing in my hand without the Own the Podium Program."

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The Canadian public invested heavily in Own the Podium with $117 million spent, of it was taxpayer dollars.

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Moir's mother Alma - a skating coach - says that Own the Podium provided her son not only money, but also mentors and guidance that proved indispensible.

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And both groups often restrict their own motion and movement by hiding behind a podium, or finding a safe corner of the stage and getting stuck there.

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