VOA慢速英语2015 阿黛尔美国演唱会440000张门票两分钟被秒光

AS IT IS 2015-12-25 Adele US Concert Tickets Sell in Minutes 阿黛尔美国演唱会440000张门票两分钟被秒光

In several hundred seconds, thousands of Adele concert tickets were bought throughout North America.

几百秒的时间，上千张阿黛尔北美演唱会门票就售之一空。

An estimated¹ 10 million people went online or stood in line last week for the opportunity to purchase tickets to Adele’s 2016 North American tour, according to Entertainment Weekly.A total of 440,000 tickets were available for the 56-date tour through the United States and Mexico.

据《娱乐周刊》报道，上周预计有一千万粉丝在线或现场排队 购买阿黛尔2016北美巡回演唱会的门票。美国和墨西哥56天的巡演一共提供44万张票。

Some fans keeping track of the sale said all tickets were sold in 120 seconds.

一些关注售票的粉丝说所有的票在120秒内就抢光了。

"Adele tickets sold out in two minutes, and I am heartbroken,Sammi Steger wrote via social media.

“阿黛尔演唱会的门票两分钟内就卖光了，我的心都碎了。” Sammi Steger在社交媒体上这样写道。

Fans reported getting stuck online for 45 minutes or more on ticketing websites.Many of those fans came away with no tickets.

据说粉丝们在售票网站上等了45分钟以上。其中很多粉丝还没有买到票。

Adele’s manager told Rolling Stone magazine that the singer’s team has "done everything within our power to get as many tickets as possible in the hands of the fans."

阿黛尔的经纪人对滚石杂志表示他们团队已经“ 尽一切力量为粉丝争取最多的票数”。

Ticketing resale websites like Stubhub and EBay posted Adele tickets minutes following the public sale.The asking prices from these sites ranged from close to $10,000 for tickets near the stage at Madison Square Garden to $300 for upper deck² seating.

Stubhub和 EBay之类的门票转让网站，在公开售票数分钟后在线转卖阿黛尔演唱会门票。这些网站上的要价从接近麦迪逊广场花园舞台的1万美元到上层看台的300美元不等。

The official ticket prices ranged from $40 to $750.

官方售价为40美元到750美元不等。

The North American portion³ of the tour starts in St. Paul, Minnesota in July and ends in Mexico City on November 15.

本次北美巡回演唱会将于明年7月在明尼苏达州的圣保罗开始，至11月15日在墨西哥城结束。

Tickets for the singer’s UK and European concert tour also sold out within minutes when they went on sale earlier this month.

阿黛尔英国和欧洲巡演的门票本月初开始销售，也在几分钟内售罄。

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concert – n. a public performance of music

1 estimated   

adj．根据估计的

参考例句：

• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
• The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。

2 deck   

n.甲板；公共汽车一层的车厢；纸牌；vt.装饰

参考例句：

• Let's have a walk round the deck.我们去甲板上散步吧。
• The sea wind swept over the deck.海风席卷过甲板。

3 portion   

n.部分，份，命运；v.将...分配，分配

参考例句：

• You are paid your portion not later than a week. 不会晚于一周你就可以得到你那一部分报酬。
• Three thousand dollars is no more than a portion.3000美元只不过是一部分。