Over 20 million 2012 Olympic tickets applied for

     LONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Over 20 million tickets were applied¹ for with around 1.8 million people submitting requests for tickets, revealed the LOCOG after the application（应用,运用） process for London 2012 Olympic tickets closed at 1am on Wednesday.

    The Olympic ticket process opened on 15 March 2011 and was planned to close on 26 April 2011 with 6.6 million tickets on sale as part of this process.

    However, some people experienced a temporary delay in accessing the Olympic ticketing site following a surge of applications around 10:30pm on Tuesday. The LOCOG then decided² to leave the ticketing system to remain open until 1am on Wednesday.

    The LOCOG said, applications were received for every session, every sport, across every price point. Over 50% of the 650 sessions are oversubscribed and tickets will be allocated³ via ballots⁵.

    Track cycling, rhythmic⁶ gymnastics, triathlon, modern pentathlon, equestrian⁷ (cross country) and both ceremonies become London 2012's first sellout events in this initial public application process and will go to ballot⁴ as will the majority of the sessions in swimming and tennis.

    LOCOG chairman Sebastian Coe said the opening ceremony was more than 10 times oversubscribed. "So there will understandably be disappointment and we will find a way to go back to those people with other tickets."Money will be taken from accounts from 10 May 2011 and customers will receive confirmation⁸ of which events they will receive tickets for in June 2011.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

4 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

5 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 rhythmic   

adj.有节奏的，有韵律的

参考例句：

• Her breathing became more rhythmic.她的呼吸变得更有规律了。
• Good breathing is slow,rhythmic and deep.健康的呼吸方式缓慢深沉而有节奏。

7 equestrian   

adj.骑马的；n.马术

参考例句：

• They all showed extraordinary equestrian skills.他们的骑术都很高超。
• I want to book two equestrian tickets.我想订两张马术比赛的票。

8 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。