瑞士小鎮飄下"巧克力雪"

'Chocolate snow' in village

瑞士小鎮飄下“巧克力雪”

Residents of the town of Olten, Switzerland, located between Zurich and Basel, found their town lightly dusted in a fine cocoa powder from a nearby Lindt and Spruengli factory last week.

上週，坐落於蘇黎世和巴塞爾之間的瑞士小鎮奧爾滕的居民們發現天空飄下了"巧克力雪"，這些細微的可可粉來自附近的瑞士蓮史賓利巧克力工廠。

The Lindt and Spruengli company confirmed to the AP the powder was a result of a cooling ventilation system malfunction, which spewed "cocoa nibs" all over the town due to strong winds in the area.

瑞士蓮史賓利公司向美聯社證實，由於工廠冷卻通風系統故障，再加上當時該地區正颳大風，導致這些“可可粉”被吹得到處都是。

The nibs are crushed cocoa beans that are the basis for making chocolate.

工廠將可可豆壓碎成這種可可粉，再在此基礎上製成巧克力。

Photos of cars and other objects that were given a chocolaty coating have been shared by local news sources and social media. People have been responding to the news with good humor, of course, because who doesn't love the idea of living in a land of chocolate?

車輛以及其它景物披上“巧克力外衣”的照片被分享到當地新聞媒體和社交媒體上，當然，民衆都以愉快的態度迴應，因爲誰能不喜歡生活在下着巧克力雪的仙境的想法呢？