They accepted their certificates with words of thanks.是什么意思？

They accepted their certificates with words of thanks.

他们一边道谢，一边接过证书。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

accepted

adj. 公认的，可以接受的；v. 接受(accept的过去式及过去分词)；

例句
...certain assumptions which are accepted without question as absolute truths.
某些未经质疑就被作为绝对真理而全盘接受的假设

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

certificates

n. 证明书，执照( certificate的名词复数 )；

例句
The new 37th issue of National Savings Certificates is a must for any taxpayer...
新发行的第37期国家储蓄债券是任何一个纳税人的必然之选。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

words

n. 字( word的名词复数 )，（说的）话，诺言，口令；

例句
She felt as if his words had granted her absolution.
她感觉他的那番话好似给她下了道赦令。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

thanks

n. 感谢，谢谢，感谢，谢谢，道谢的话( thank的名词复数 )；int. 感激（的），致谢（的）；v. 谢谢，感谢( thank的第三人称单数 )，责怪；

例句
They were already under stress, thanks to the aftershock of last year's drought.
去年遭受的旱灾让他们心有余悸、倍感忧虑。