密歇根新闻广播 世界冰钓锦标赛中的密歇根选手

The 12th annual World Ice Fishing Championship kicks off in Kuopio, Finland this week.

Michigan native Myron Gilbert is there, representing the USA. Gilbert is part of the USA Ice Team. The team won the World Championship in Wisconsin back in 2010. Now it's in Finland to reclaim¹ that title.

Stateside's Mercedes Mejia got a lesson in ice fishing when she caught up with Gilbert out on Wamplers Lake in the southwest part of the state, right before he set out for Finland.

In his snow pants and yellow sweatshirt, Gilbert cut five holes in the ice with his power auger² – each hole around five inches in diameter. He's also using a fish finder to locate his prey³.

This fish-finding technology is allowed in U.S. competitions, but not in world competitions.

"I'm not allowed to use a power auger, I've got to use a hand auger, and I have to use no electronics, so I just got to drop in and fish," Gilbert said. "Overseas they'd no more dream of fishing like this than a man on the moon. They would always chum. They would throw bread crust, chum of some sort. They're always throwing stuff in the hole. It's literally⁴ unbelievable what they do over there. Over here in the U.S. we just drop in and fish. Put bait down and make the fish respond to that."

At least 13 countries will participate in this year's competition. Here's how it works. The teams fish for two days, and at the end of the two days, the teams weigh the fish they've caught. The team with the highest weight wins. 

1 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

2 auger   

n.螺丝钻，钻孔机

参考例句：

• We make a hole in the ice with an auger.我们用螺旋钻在冰上钻洞。
• Already the Snowblast's huge auger blades were engorging snow.扬雪车上庞大的钻头叶片在开始大量吞进积雪。

3 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

4 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。