The 19-year-old is possibly Australia’s newest millionaire and surely one of its youngest, after hooking a barramundi (尖吻鲈) worth $1 million on Sunday morning. The teen, from Katherine in the Northern Territory, caught the 67cm barramundi while on a fishing trip with his family in the Katherine River, 317km south of Darwin. The fish had been tagged as part of the annual Million Dollar Fish angling (垂钓) competition, now in its ninth year.
这位19岁的年轻人可能是澳大利亚最新的百万富翁，当然也是最年轻的百万富翁之一，他在周日早上钓到了一只价值100万美元的尖吻鲈。这名来自北领地凯瑟琳的青少年与家人在达尔文以南317公里的凯瑟琳河钓鱼时，捕捉到了这只67厘米长的尖吻鲈。这条鱼被标记为年度百万美元钓鱼比赛的一部分，目前已进入第九个年头。
Keegan detailed his plans for the major cash win, including helping his family out with their mortgages (房屋抵押贷款). “This is crazy for us, we’re a big family, there’s eight of us,” he said. “This is more money than we could ever ask for. This is just great. It means so much. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. I’m happy, really happy. I can buy what I want, maybe help Dad and Mum out with the home loans.”
基根详细介绍了他赢得大笔现金的计划，包括帮助家人偿还抵押贷款。他说:“这对我们来说太疯狂了，我们是一个大家庭，一共有八个人。这是我们所能要求的最多的钱。这太棒了。意义重大。这对我来说是一个千载难逢的机会。我很高兴，真的很高兴。我可以买我想要的东西，也许可以帮爸爸妈妈还清房贷。”
Keegan called the competition’s hotline in the early hours of Sunday morning and was invited, along with his family, to collect his prize.
基根在周日凌晨拨打了比赛热线，并被邀请与家人一起领取奖品。
The competition had been running for years, but no one had caught the million-dollar barramundi until now. Every season, more than a hundred fish are tagged with unique markings before being released into various waterways throughout the Northern Territory. Organisers revealed on Tuesday they had indeed released the prize in the Katherine River, through barramundi, which can live for more than 20 years and has been known to travel 622km between research tags.
这场比赛已经进行了多年，但直到现在还没有人抓到价值百万美元的尖吻鲈。每个季节，都会有100多条鱼被贴上独特的标记，然后被释放到整个北领地的各个水道中。组织者周二透露，他们确实在凯瑟琳河通过尖吻鲈颁发了这个奖项。尖吻鲈寿命超过20年，已经在研究跟踪器之间游了622公里。
During “Season 9” of the competition, 80 million-dollar fish were released, though organisers say the remainders will now be worth $10,000. Additionally, 103 “$10,000 Red-Tagged Fish” were released, with just eight caught so far.
在比赛的“第九季”中，价值8000万美元的鱼被放生，但组织者表示，剩余的鱼现在价值1万美元。此外，103条“价值10000美元的红色标签鱼”被释放，迄今为止只有8条被捕获。
Keegan selected Cancer Council NT as the recipient of an additional $10,000 donation from the competition sponsor. And Keegan landed the bountiful barramundi just in time, with Season 9 ending at midnight Tuesday night.
基根选择癌症理事会NT作为比赛赞助商额外捐赠10000美元的接受者。基根及时抓到了丰盛的尖吻鲈，第九季于周二午夜结束。
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