馬薩諸塞州男子乘1200磅南瓜船劃了8英里
Massachusetts Man Paddles Eight Miles in a 1200-Pound Pumpkin 'Boat'
馬薩諸塞州男子乘1200磅南瓜船劃了8英里
Todd Sandstrum isn't the first person to transform a large, hollowed-out pumpkin into a seaworthy boat. But according to The Enterprise, the Easton, Massachusetts resident is likely the only individual who's ever paddled a 1240-pound gourd for eight miles straight.
Todd Sandstrum並不是第一個把大南瓜掏空當船劃的人。但是據報道，這個馬薩諸塞州居民可是第一個乘1240磅的大南瓜在水上劃了8公里的第一人。
On Saturday, September 3, Sandstrum made a successful effort to sail his way into the Guinness World Records by attempting a category he'd created himself: “Longest Journey in a Pumpkin Boat (paddling).” In all, the trip only took Sandstrum around four hours, 13 minutes to complete. The feat isn't officially verified yet—but the daring farmer's chances look pretty good; he traveled eight miles down the Taunton River, from Dighton to Fall River, inside a pumpkin that won a weigh-off at the Marshfield Fair in Marshfield, Massachusetts in August.
9月3日，週六那天，Sandstrum順利完成這一挑戰，還打破了他之前獨創的“南瓜船最長划行距離”吉尼斯紀錄。完成這一挑戰總共花了4小時13分鐘。雖然目前該紀錄還未被吉尼斯官方公證，但這個農民小哥開心極了；他乘着八月在馬薩諸塞州馬什菲爾德展覽會上選出的“最重南瓜”改造的南瓜船，沿着湯頓河劃了8英里，從戴頓一直劃到福爾裏弗。
This isn't Sandstrum's first shot at a world record. Last year, in September 2015, he resolved to steer an 800-pound pumpkin nearly 14 miles down the Taunton River. A sprained ankle forced the sailor to set a more realistic goal, and he ended up striving for nearly eight miles instead. Ultimately, because of the injury, leg cramps, and other logistical difficulties, Sandstrum only completed around four miles. This length was much shorter than he'd aimed for, even though the Guinness organization had set a looser, three-mile guideline for the first-time feat.
這不是Sandstrum第一次挑戰吉尼斯紀錄。2015年9月，他就打算划着800磅的南瓜船沿湯頓河行進14英里。但過程中膝蓋不慎扭傷，只得把目標定爲8英里。最終，由於膝蓋疼痛，腿抽筋和其他問題，他只行進了4英里。雖然與他當初的目標相去甚遠，但吉尼斯紀錄設的挑戰標準也比較鬆。第一次只劃3英里就能記入紀錄。
This year, Sandstrum wanted to beat his personal goal by paddling even further—and to verify his accomplishment, he ensured the entire thing was captured on video. (Last year's attempt didn't have full video documentation from start to finish, Sandstrum told The Enterprise, so it didn't end up making Guinness.)
今年，Sandstrum打算挑戰自己的記錄，並用攝像機把整個記錄記下來。（去年的挑戰全程沒有被記錄下來，所以沒被吉尼斯收錄。）
According to Modern Farmer, both pumpkin stunts were performed to promote agricultural awareness and education. Sandstrum is a consultant for Crave Food Services, an online service that pairs restaurants with local farmers, and he's passionate about “getting kids out in the dirt and growing something, and to understand where food comes from,” he told the magazine.
據美國《摩登農夫》雜誌報道，南瓜船表演主要是爲了提高公衆農業意識和教育。 Sandstrum是“熱愛食物服務網”的顧問，這個網主要提供當地農戶和飯店點對點的服務。同時，Sandstrum還很熱衷於宣傳“讓孩子親近泥土，播種糧食，瞭解食物的來源”的概念。
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