Four children packed fishing rods and money into a four-wheel-drive vehicle before allegedly stealing it and driving themselves more than 1000km across Australia.

四名儿童带上了钓鱼竿和钱，驾驶着偷来的四驱车在澳大利亚境内行驶了1000多公里。

fishing rods：钓鱼竿

Three boys and a girl - aged between 10 and 14 - were discovered in New South Wales on Sunday.The group of four had left near Rockhampton in Queensland before they were caught in Grafton, NSW, near Coffs Harbour.

星期天在新南威尔士州发现了3个男孩和1个女孩，他们的年龄在10岁到14岁之间。他们四人离开了昆士兰州的Rockhampton ，然后在新南威尔士州Coffs Harbour附近被捕。

were discovered：被发现

One boy reportedly wrote a note to his family saying he was leaving.

据报道其中一名男孩给家人写了一张纸条，说自己要离开。

wrote a note：写纸条

On Sunday, just 140km into their journey, the group allegedly stole petrol from a gas station in the town of Banana.

星期天，在开出了140公里后，他们还在Banana小镇的加油站偷了汽油。

petrol ：汽油

"He is really short. Look he barely even reaches the window," the service station attendant said.

加油站服务人员说：“他真的很矮，看起来都没有窗户高。”

attendant ：服务员

The vehicle was later spotted on the side of a road in Grafton, says Inspector Darren Williams from New South Wales Police."[The children] locked themselves in the car and police have had to use a baton to get into the vehicle to arrest them," he said.

来自新南威尔士州的警察Darren Williams表示他们在Grafton的路边发现了车辆。他说：“孩子们把自己锁在车内，警方不得不用警棍敲开车逮捕他们。”

locked ：锁起来

baton ：警棍

The vehicle belonged to the father of one of the children.It is understood not all four children were from the same family.

这辆车属于其中一个孩子的父亲。这四个孩子并不都是来自一个家庭。

belonged to：属于

To be eligible for a licence in Queensland and NSW you must be 17 or older.

在昆士兰州和新南威尔士州，要合法获得驾照必须年满17岁。

licence：驾照

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