Olympic organizers say Brazilians have snapped1 up 1.2 million tickets for next year's Games in Rio, just a week after tickets went on sale.

奥运会主办方宣布，2015年里约奥运会门票开售一周以来，巴西人已抢购了120万张门票。
 
People across the country have applied2 for tickets in all sports, with the most popular offerings being volleyball, football, and basketball.
 
A total of 7.2 million tickets will be sold with 70 percent reserved for residents3 of Brazil.
 
Around 1 million more will be distributed abroad via national Olympic committees.
 
The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016.

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1 snapped      
v.猛地咬住( snap的过去式和过去分词 )；（使某物）发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开，关闭]；厉声地说；拍照
参考例句：
The wind had snapped the tree in two. 风把树喀嚓一声刮断了。
He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了，暴躁地斥责孩子们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
 
2 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。
 
3 residents      
n.居民( resident的名词复数 )；（旅馆的）住宿者
参考例句：
Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents. 修建新室内购物中心的计划由于当地居民反对而搁浅。
Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. 当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。