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進入中英對照讀新聞》Pumpkin weighing 1,121 kilograms wins California contest 重1121公斤的南瓜贏得加州比賽
明尼蘇達州阿諾卡市園藝老師崔維斯‧吉恩格培育的南瓜，重達1121公斤，拿下第51屆世界南瓜秤重比賽冠軍。（美聯社）
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A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row.
明尼蘇達州1名園藝老師週一又衛冕北加州一年一度的南瓜秤重比賽冠軍，他培育出的巨大南瓜已連續第4年奪冠。
Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, beat his closest competitor by 2.7 kilograms to clinch the victory at the 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco.
來自明尼蘇達州阿諾卡市的崔維斯‧吉恩格，在舊金山南部半月彎舉辦的第51屆世界南瓜秤重比賽中，以2.7公斤之差擊敗最接近的競爭對手，贏得勝利。
His winning gourd came in at 1,121 kilograms, falling short of the world record he set last year with a pumpkin weighing 1,247 kilograms.
吉恩格奪冠的南瓜重1121公斤，低於他去年創下的1247公斤世界紀錄。
Gienger, 44, said that as he has done in the past, he focused on having healthy soil and well-fed plants but that a cold fall with record-breaking rain likely impacted his pumpkin’s growth.
44歲的吉恩格表示，正如他過去所做的那樣，他致力於讓南瓜的土壤很健康和營養充足，但寒冷的秋天和破紀錄的降雨量，可能會影響他的南瓜生長。
新聞辭典
clinch：動詞，獲得、達成、最終贏得。例句：I hear he finally clinched the deal to buy the land he wanted.（我聽說他最終做成了這筆交易，買到他想要的土地。）
well-fed：形容詞，吃得好的、營養充足的、肥胖的。例句：A lean, hunger wolf chanced one moonshiny night to fall in with a plump, well-fed house dog.（1隻瘦瘦的餓狼偶然在1個月明之夜，遇見1隻吃得很好的胖家犬 ）
