A gold nugget weighing more than four kilograms has been found in Victoria.

近日，维多利亚州发现了一块重量超过四公斤的金块。

According to metal detecting manufacturer Minelab, the discovery was made in a worked-over area on the southern edge of central Victoria's Golden Triangle.

根据金属探测器制造商觅宝公司报道，这一发现的地点是在维多利亚州金三角中心南部边缘的工作区。

It said the 145-ounce nugget, named Friday's Joy, could be worth up to $250,000.

据悉，这块重达145盎司、被命名为“星期五的欢乐”的天然金块价值高达25万美元。

The lucky prospector¹, who has chosen to remain anonymous², said he found the nugget 12 inches below the ground.

而该名幸运的勘探者并不愿透露姓名，只是表示自己是在地下12英尺发现的这块黄金。

"I thought it was rubbish at first, maybe an old horseshoe", he said. "As I began to scrape away the clay and dig deeper, I really couldn't believe my eyes - this wasn't an old piece of steel in front of me."

他说：“我起初以为它是垃圾，或者是旧的马蹄铁。随着我刮开土层，挖得更深，我简直不敢相信我的眼睛，在我面前的并不是一块废铁。”

Minelab said the prospector, who has used his weekends to search for gold and coins for the past 10 years, found a 9-ounce nugget the day before.

觅宝公司表示，这名勘探者在过去的10年里会利用周末寻找金子和钱币，而且就在一天前还发现了一块9盎司重的金块。

Rita Bentley from the Prospectors³ and Miners Association said the more recent find had caused excited around the world, and that many Victorian locals would be heading out into the bush.

来自勘探者和矿工协会的丽塔·本特利表示，这些较新的发现令全世界为之激动，很多维多利亚州本地人将会前往丛林中。

"There'll be a lot of detectors⁴ dusted off that have been sitting in cupboards," she said. "I imagine there'll be a mini gold rush going on."

她说：“原本一直被放在橱柜里的许多金属探测器，将会被重新利用起来。我想这里将会有一场小的淘金热出现。”

The man said he planned to buy a van and travel around Australia after the finds. The nugget is being kept in a safe and a replica⁵ will be made.

在发现金块之后，这名勘探者表示自己计划买一辆面包车环游澳大利亚。而该金块则被保存在了一个安全的地方，并会制造出一个仿制品。