It Snowed Chocolate in a Swiss Town 瑞士一小镇下起巧克力雪

景一

Switzerland is renowned the world over for the quality of its chocolate. However， people in the Swiss town of Olten got the surprise on August 14th when it started snowing chocolate. Some locals wondered if the brown dusting was a bizarre1 consequence2 of climate3 change. However， all became clear after the local chocolate factory said the brown shower was the result of a malfunction4 at its factory. The chocolate dust was blown over the town. Many parts of the town were covered in a fine layer of light brown， milk-chocolate- flavoured dust. It was harmless to human health and the environment. It led to a lot of banter5 on social media. A Twitter user wrote， “Chocolate snowflakes falling from the sky， dreams do come true.” Another tweeter wrote， “Im dreaming of a brown Christmas.”

瑞士以其巧克力的质量而闻名于世。不过，当8月14日开始下巧克力雪的时候，瑞士小镇奥尔滕的人们大吃一惊。一些当地人想知道，这次棕色的粉尘是否是气候变化的奇怪后果。然而，在当地巧克力工厂透露这场棕色“雨”是其工厂故障造成的之后，真相大白。巧克力粉尘被吹到了镇上。镇上的许多地方都覆盖着一层浅棕色、牛奶巧克力味的灰尘。它对人体健康和环境无害。这件事在社交媒体上引来不少调侃。一位推特用户写道：“巧克力雪花從天而降，梦想成真。”另一位推特用户写道：“我梦想有一个棕色的圣诞节。”

【Notes】

1. bizarre   adj. 奇异的 2. consequence   n. 结果

3. climate   n. 气候 4. malfunction   n. 故障

5. banter   n. 无恶意的玩笑

Discussion议一议：

1. What would you do if chocolate fell from the sky？ 如果巧克力从天而降你会怎么办？

2. Do you think the insects in the town were happy？ 你觉得这个镇上的虫子会高兴吗？

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