2017考研英語閱讀：開幕在即巴西奧運門票銷售慘淡

考研英語來源：新東方網整理 2016-04-13　

Tickets to the 2016 Olympics aren’t selling, and Brazil is scrambling to boost demand

開幕在即，巴西奧運門票銷售慘淡

There could be quite a few empty seats at the Olympic Games in Rio this summer.

今夏，巴西里約熱內盧奧運會上，一定會有很多空位。

With just half of tickets sold and only four months before kickoff, Brazil’s new minister of sports, Richardo Leyser, is looking into ways to boost ticket sales.

距2016年里約熱內盧奧運會開幕只剩4個月時間，門票才售出了一半，巴西新上任的體育部長Richardo Leyse正在制定計劃以提振門票銷量。

He told Brazilian newspaper Folha that the Brazilian government may purchase tickets that will be distributed to public schools. He said public officials must also work to boost worldwide confidence in Rio’s ability to host the games and ensure travelers’ safety.

他在接受巴西圣保羅報采訪時表示，巴西政府會購買一部分門票，并分發給公立學校。他表示，政府官員也必須努力推動全世界人民對里約舉辦奧運會的能力以及保證旅客安全的信心。

They’ll have to work to ease fears over more than one issue.

他們得面對和解決的難題可不止一個。

The country is in the midst of a political upheaval and massive protests, and lawmakers are currently considering a request to impeach President Dilma Rousseff.

這個國家正深陷政壇動蕩的危機中，大量的抗議者和國會委員目前正在籌劃對總統羅塞夫展開彈劾。

Leyser was tapped to replace Brazil’s former sports minister, who resigned just days ago.

原體育部長在幾天前離職，Leyse剛剛上任。

The country’s economy is also collapsing, suffering the worst recession in 25 years.

這個國家的經濟也近崩潰，陷入25年來最嚴重的蕭條時期。

It’s also unclear whether construction of the Olympic facilities will be finished as organizers have faced steep funding constraints -- the budget was slashed by $500 million in January.

主辦方面臨著奧運預算的大幅縮減——預算在1月份被削減了5億美元，目前尚不確定奧運場館是否能如期交付。

And there’s concern that Brazil won’t be able to attract tourists to the games over fears about high crime rates and terrorism. Brazil plans to use twice as many security agents as were used during the games in London in 2012.

由于巴西的高犯罪率和恐怖行為，人們也擔心巴西將無法吸引游客到這里觀看奧運會。巴西計劃安排比2012倫敦奧運會還多出一倍的安保人員。

Athletes and health experts have raised concerns about the mosquito-borne Zika virus and have lobbied for the games to be postponed. Brazilian officials have opposed the idea.

運動員和醫療專家加強了對以蚊子為傳播媒介的寨卡病毒的擔憂，并游說以期推遲比賽，不過此舉遭到了巴西官員的反對。