聖誕節即將來臨，許多地方都瀰漫著濃濃的節日氛圍，期待ing~ 今天跟大家分享幾件聖誕節前的趣事兒！
不少小朋友以為世界上真的有聖誕老人，而美國一名男子非要告訴孩子們沒有這回事，結果遭逮捕。
A 31-year-old protester who told children Santa Claus is not real has been arrested for trespassing at a North Texas church.
一名31歲的抗議者非法闖入德克薩斯州北部的一所教堂，告訴孩子們聖誕老人不是真的，因此被捕。
Aaron Urbanski was arrested Saturday after authorities were called to a church in Cleburne, which was hosting a breakfast with Santa event. Police say they found three people demonstrating outside the church after responding to a trespassing complaint.
星期六，警方接到電話報警後到達克利本市的一個教堂，逮捕了阿倫·烏爾班斯基。該教堂正在舉辦聖誕老人早餐活動。警方說，他們接到電話投訴後來到現場，發現有三人在教堂外示威。
Authorities say Urbanski refused to leave and continued to cause a disturbance. Urbanski was charged with criminal trespass.
警方稱，烏爾班斯基拒絕離開，執意幹擾現場活動。烏爾班斯基被指控犯非法侵入罪。
Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain weighed in on Facebook, saying "Don’t Mess With Santa!" The mayor continued: "Guess they wanted coal in their stockings to go with a court appearance."
克利本市長斯科特·凱恩在社交媒體臉書上發帖揶揄示威者：「不要跟聖誕老人過不去。」市長寫道，「估計這些傢伙是想收到一長襪的煤塊，還想吃官司」。 （註：按照西方國家傳統說法，聖誕老人會在聖誕前夜把禮物塞入好孩子床頭掛的長筒襪裡，卻把煤塊送給調皮搗蛋的孩子。）
此前，新澤西州一名代課小學老師告訴學生，聖誕老人不是真的，之後在回答學生提問時，她還"揭穿了"復活節兔子、牙仙、聖誕精靈，說它們也不是真實存在的。後來，她被校方辭退了……
Christmas in Germany could be less delightful as many regions are suffering a severe shortage of Santas, according to recruitment agencies.
據招聘機構介紹，由於許多地區聖誕老人嚴重短缺，德國的聖誕節可能沒那麼美好了。
The Berlin Santa Claus Office, which typically receives about 2,500 bookings per year, has now fewer than 200 Santas on its books, down from 500, one of the agency’s employee Petra Henkert told German local media Der Tagesspiegel.
柏林聖誕老人辦公室的一名員工彼特拉在接受德國當地媒體《每日鏡報》採訪時說，該辦公室每年通常會接到約2500份聖誕老人訂單，但現在登記在冊的聖誕老人從500人降至不足200人。
"We are suffering a Santa drought," Henkert said.
他說，「我們面臨著聖誕老人嚴重短缺。」
A student services organization in Berlin has already stopped its recruitment of Santas due to lack of candidates, it said in a statement released on the Internet.
柏林一家學生服務機構在網上發布的一份聲明中稱，由於聖誕老人候選人太少，該機構已停止招聘聖誕老人。
Santas in Germany are often hired by families to recite festive poems, stories and songs. The role has traditionally been considered a nice source of income for students.
在德國，聖誕老人通常被家庭僱傭來背誦節日詩、講故事、唱歌。傳統上，這個職位被認為是學生的一個不錯的收入來源。
An elite Santa could usually earn 100 euros (around 113 US dollars) per visit and up to 500 euros per day.
一位優秀的聖誕老人通常一次能賺100歐元(約113美元)，一天甚至可收入500歐元。
The shortage, "particularly severe in eastern German states such as Saxony and Brandenburg, has been caused by long hours of study, the busy lives of modern students and a decline in the Christian faith," according to Britian’s daily The Times.
據英國《泰晤士報》報導，「薩克森州和布蘭登堡等東德州的聖誕老人短缺尤為嚴重，原因包括學習時間過長、現代學生生活忙碌以及基督教信仰下降。」
The drought has led to many desperate online pleas from local parents for a Santa to come to their rescue, The Times reported.
據《泰晤士報》稱，聖誕老人短缺導致當地許多父母在網上渴求聖誕老人來拯救他們。
"If you have red robes, thick boots, a long beard and the time and inclination to visit our family on Christmas Eve we would be thrilled," one of the online pleas said.
「如果你穿著紅長袍、厚靴子，留著長長的鬍鬚、有時間、也願意在聖誕前夜拜訪我們家，我們會非常開心的。」其中一名網友表示。
萌化了！聖誕前夕巧遇稀罕白馴鹿
攝影師稱那是「童話般的時刻」
A Norwegian photographer has shared images of a rare white reindeer calf he encountered while hiking with friends.
挪威攝影師分享了他與朋友一起徒步旅行時遇到的一隻稀有白色小馴鹿的照片。
Mads Nordsveen, 24, from Oslo, said he spotted the animal in the snow on a walk in northern Norway.
來自奧斯陸的24歲的Mads Nordsveen說，他在挪威北部的散步中發現了這隻馴鹿。
The images, where the animal almost fades into the landscape, has now been liked almost 20,000 times since they were posted on Monday.
這隻馴鹿幾乎完全融入在照片的背景中，自周一發布以來，這張照片已經被點讚了近2萬次。
Sharing the images on Instagram, the photographer commented: "He almost disappeared into the snow!"
在Instagram上分享圖像，攝影師評論說：「在潔白的雪地裡它幾乎不會被發現！」
White reindeers are considered very rare. In 2016 a white stag was spotted on a road side in Mala, in northern Sweden.
白馴鹿被認為是非常罕見的。 2016年，在瑞典北部的馬拉市的路邊發現了一隻白色的雄鹿。
Their unusual appearance is caused by a genetic condition that strips the pigment from their fur, but not albinism.
它們不尋常的外觀是由遺傳因素引起的，這種因素剝奪了皮毛中的色素，它並不是白化病。
According to some Scandinavian traditions, spotting a white reindeer is considered a sign of good luck.
根據一些斯堪地那維亞傳統，看見白色馴鹿是好運的象徵。
Mr Nordsveen told the Caters news agency he spotted the "small, wonderful creature" while walking out in the mountains.
Nordsveen先生告訴Caters新聞社，他在山上散步時發現了「這小巧精緻的小動物」。
"He came to me very close and we looked into each other’s eyes. He was very calm when he saw that I did not have bad intentions," the photographer said.
「他離我非常近，我們看著對方的眼睛。當他看到我並沒有惡意時，他非常平靜，」攝影師說。
"He behaved as if he was posing for my photos... he was very curious and funny, like a little explorer"
「他表現得像是在為鏡頭擺pose.他非常好奇、有趣，就像一個小探險家」。
The animal reportedly left him and his friends after a few minutes, when he returned to his mother at the edge of the forest.
據悉，這隻馴鹿在幾分鐘後離開了他和他的朋友，回到了在森林裡的母親身邊。
Mr Nordsveen has described the encounter as "very magical" and a "fairytale moment".
Nordsveen先生將這次奇遇描述為「非常神奇」和「童話般的時刻」。
綜合來源：CRI，BBC
小夥伴們記得設星標哦！
設置星標後
截圖發送至公眾號對話框，並回復「星標」
即可領取10部動畫電影資源！