"This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the Olympics, and I can't afford to miss it," she said.

Yao Haiya was among the huge crowds near the Bird's Nest. She said she had traveled from Ningbo in Zhejiang province to try and get a ticket for the track and field event, so she could cheer on her idol, Liu Xiang.

（英语点津Celene编辑）

Tong Lei, who was standing beside Yao, said: "I hope to get tickets for the Water Cube, so I can see the Chinese divers become Olympic champions.

从今天(7月25日)起，经典传奇网页游戏，北京奥运会最后82万余张门票将面向公众发售。对于许多人而言，这是最后的机会。因此，有些人为了一张奥运门票的入场券，提前两天排起了队。最早的甚至提前45小时就开始排队了。

郎平率美国女排出征北京奥运

刘翔：一个民族的期待

last-ditch：已无后退余地的, 坚持到最后的

Vocabulary:

The final round of ticket sales begins today in five cities across the country. In the capital, they will be available from 18 special booths located near Olympic venues.

"You don't know how disappointed I was when I failed to get one in the third round of sales. This time I decided to do everything I could to get tickets for my husband and myself," she said.

(China Daily)

Yao arrived on Wednesday night, equipped with supplies of water and food, her MP3 player and a tent she had bought the day before for 168 yuan ($25).

[ 2008-07-25 13:59 ]