Costa Rican Vargas wins 52nd int'l fishing tournament

Costa Rican Vargas wins 52nd int'l fishing tournament

 MANAGUA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican Jose Vargas was crowned in the 52nd International Fishing Tournament in Nicaraguan river San Juan, local press said Monday.

In an interview with Nicaraguan official daily "El 19 digital", Vargas said he was excited for his incredible¹ victory.

Vargas won with a 132-pound Atlantic tarpon known as silver king, captured in San Juan River, in San Carlos municipality near the border with Costa Rica, where 80 sport fishers from several countries took part in the competition.

The Costa Rican fisherman said that in the two previous tournaments he also had good results.

"The fishing tournament is a good initiative² of the Nicaraguan government to promote a thrilling sport that strengthens friendship ties between different countries by sharing a beautiful site such as San Juan River," said Vargas.

Vargas and the Costa Rican team won the accumulative championship with more than 280 pounds fished in the silver king category.

Also, in this category, U.S. fisher Jessy Parkinson fished a more than 120-pound sample.

The other winners were Costa Ricans Mauricio Alfaro and Poet Ryan in the common snook category, Nicaraguan Margarita Mairena in the chichlid category captured a 4.5-pound sample, and Guatemalan Rene Mark captured a bastard³ grunt⁴ sample.

Costa Rican Hamilton Henriquez won the bonefish category, while three boys, Alberto Zapata in the sea bream category, Donald Mairena in chichlid category and Juan Mairena in the bonefish category also won.

According to Johnny Gutierrez, mayor of San Carlos municipality, fishers from Central America, United States, Canada and France took part in the 52nd edition of the International Fishing Tournament.

1 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

2 initiative   

n.主动性，首创精神，主动权（的行动），倡议

参考例句：

• He went to see the headmaster on his own initiative.他主动去看望校长。
• His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

3 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

4 grunt   

v.嘟哝；作呼噜声；n.呼噜声，嘟哝

参考例句：

• He lifted the heavy suitcase with a grunt.他咕噜着把沉重的提箱拎了起来。
• I ask him what he think,but he just grunt.我问他在想什麽，他只哼了一声。