评论
打印
A Minnesota man who recently won his third Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Weigh-Off, and the $30,000 in cash prizes that goes with it.
近日，一名明尼苏达州男子赢得了他的第三个“半月湾南瓜称重比赛”冠军，并获得了3万美元的现金奖励。
His pumpkin weighed in at 2,749 pounds, breaking a world record.
他的南瓜重达2749磅，打破了世界纪录。
In the self-proclaimed pumpkin capital of the world, Volkswagen-sized pumpkins are on display.
在这个自称“世界南瓜之都”的地方，展出了大众汽车一般大小的南瓜。
"We picked it on Friday, and it's estimating around 2,300 pounds."
“这个南瓜是我们周五摘的，估计重约2300磅。”
Growers of all ages from across the U.S. are in Half Moon Bay, hoping to take home a world title in the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off.
来自美国各地的各个年龄段的南瓜种植者，齐聚半月湾，希望能在西夫韦世界南瓜称重锦标赛中获得世界冠军。
They're competing for not only bragging rights, but a ginormous payout too, at $9 a pound.
他们竞争的不仅是炫耀的权利，还包括每磅9美元的巨额奖金。
"It has to be a labor of love, I always said this though, if there was no prize money involved,
“这是一种对劳动的热爱，我总是这么说，就算是没有奖金、
I never got made one dime back anything like that, I would still do it, it's so much fun."
我一分钱也赚不到的话，我仍然会种南瓜的，这很有趣。”
Nick Kennedy is here competing from the Sacramento area, and for him, it's a family affair.
尼克·肯尼迪来自萨克拉门托地区，对他来说，这是一场家庭比赛。
"My son's also here today, he grew a beautiful orange pumpkin, it's very much feels like a family.
“我儿子今天也在这里，他种了一个漂亮的橙色南瓜，就像是家族的感觉。
You see these people a couple times a year and it just feels like a bonding experience."
这些人你每年都能见到几次，感觉就像一种亲密的经历。”
Organizers say because of the size of the pumpkin being brought in by last year's winner, Travis Gienger, all the way from Minnesota,
赛事组织方表示，由于去年的冠军特拉维斯·吉格尔从明尼苏达州千里迢迢带来的南瓜太大，
they were required to buy a new industrial scale, the new one can hold up to 5 tons.
他们这次被要求购买一个新的工业级的秤，可以称5吨的重量。
