高中英语VOA常速听力2012年08月合辑（文本）Without-Tickets-Fans-Can

高中英语VOA常速听力2012年08月合辑（文本）Without-Tickets-Fans-Can-Still-GetTnto-the-Olympic-Spirit素材While ticketsto theLondon Olympicgames maybo hardto comeby,there arcstill plentyof placesin thecity wherefans cango to cheer ontheir favorite teams for free.The cityof Londonhas set up ofsites thatoffer perhapsthe nextbest thingto beingat the games.In London*s Hyde Park noexpensive ticketswere neededto watchthe women*s triathlon.Kate DavisClarke camefrom NewYork Citytocheeron herbest friend,American triathlon athlete SarahGroff.Wc gotup incrediblyearly tostake ourspot.We havebeen inHyde Parksince4:30in themorning,but wewere prettymuch thefirst oneshere.And everyonehas beenincredibly friendly.The stewardsare superhelpful andnice.We gotsome cheersfrom thevolunteers beinghere soearly,she said.Clarke andthe crowdgot tosee theswimming segmentfrom adistance andthe bikingand runningup closeas thecompetitors circledthe lakea numberof timesduring race.Nearby inHyde Park,Jane Oughtonfrom GreatBritain wasable tosimulate thetriathlon experience.I havenever swamin apool1ike thatso real1y,just outof interest.You onlyget achance atdoing somethinglike thisand Ican notbelieve Iam doingthis in the middleof HydePark,[with]people watchingme.But youknow,you justgot togive ita try,she said.The triathlonsimulation ispart ofBT London Live,one ofmany locationssetupby thecity andsponsored byBritish Telecomwhere thevisitors canget intothe Olympicspirit.There are a numberof bigscreens towatch diff erent01ymp ic events,concerts andactivities forchildren,and allforfree.Bernard Dochertywith BTLondonLivesays morethan30,000people havebeen comingto thesefree sitesonadaily basis,What wegot hereis allthe sportson lotsof differentscreens.Yes,you arenot physicallyin thearena watchingthe sport,but there arealot ofpeople whocome hereand actuallysay tome thatI hada betterday inHydeParkthan【had[in]my onesport thatI hada ticketinthe01ympic Park,he said.So evenif onecannot geta ticketfor theactual games,therearestill manyfree Olympic-related eventshappening atwhich peoplecan cheerfor theirfavoriteteamsand enjoythegames.。