美國街頭午夜驚現神祕小丑 揮舞黑氣球十分恐怖

People living in Green Bay, Wisconsin, have been reporting sightings of an unsettling-looking clown walking around town at night brandishing black balloons.

住在威斯康辛州格林灣的居民們日前表示，他們撞見了看起來使人心神不寧的小丑，這隻小丑於晚間揮舞着黑色的氣球在鎮上閒逛。

According to one post, the first sighting of the eerie entertainer took place on August 1 at 2am.

根據一個帖子的說法，首次發現這一嚇人的小丑是在8月1日凌晨2點。

Photos shared on the social media account depict a figure straight out of horror films – and many people's nightmares - dressed in a ragged jumpsuit, over-sized clown shoes and a dirty ruff collar around the neck.

社交媒體上分享的照片顯示了一個直接從恐怖片裏蹦出來的人物——同時也是很多人的夢魘——他身着破舊的連衣褲，腳穿超大碼的小丑鞋，並在脖子周邊套上了一個髒兮兮的環狀衣領。

The person in the joker costume wears ghostly black and white makeup and carries several black balloons in his or her hand.

這個身着滑稽衣物的人化着一副嚇人的黑白相間的妝容，手提數個黑色氣球。

According to one commenter, the clown prank was the handiwork of a director working on a short horror film, but it has not been confirmed.

根據一位評論者表示，小丑惡作劇是一位微恐怖片導演的作品，但這一說法並未得到證實。

There have been multiple sightings of equally unnerving clowns around the country in recent years, including in California, Indiana, and New York City. There have also been sightings in England, France, and Australia.

近些年來，在美國，包括加利福尼亞州、印第安納州和紐約市，同樣嚇人的小丑並不少見。在英格蘭、法國和澳大利亞也是如此。

As recently as last November, students at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin, reported seeing a strange clown in an orange outfit on campus.

去年十一月，威斯康辛州沃基肖卡羅爾大學的學生聲稱，他們在校園內看到了身着橘色外套的怪異小丑。

Local police later identified the person behind the disturbing prank as a developmentally delayed teenager who was dressing up and staring at passers-by on Main Street to get a reaction out of people.

當地警方隨後便找到了這一令人不安的惡作劇的幕後人，他是一個發育遲緩的青少年。爲了得到人們的迴應，他化上妝後在主道上盯着路人看。

In July of 2015, a person dressed as a clown, complete with a rainbow-colored wig, was caught on camera climbing a fence surrounding a Chicago cemetery and waving at people.

2015年7月，一個頭頂彩虹色假髮、化身小丑的人被照相機拍到在芝加哥墓地周邊翻越柵欄，並向人們揮手示意。