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湾的居民们日前表示，他们撞见了看起来使人心神不宁的小丑，这只小丑于晚间挥舞着黑色的气球在镇上闲逛。
According to one post, the first sighting of the eerie entertainer took place on August 1 at 2am.
根据一个帖子的说法，首次发现这一吓人的小丑是在8月1日凌晨2点。
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.
社交媒体上分享的照片显示了一个直接从恐怖片里蹦出来的人物——同时也是很多人的梦魇——他身着破旧的连衣裤，脚穿超大码的小丑鞋，并在脖子周边套上了一个脏兮兮的环状衣领。
The person in the joker costume wears ghostly black and white makeup and carries several black balloons in his or her hand.
这个身着滑稽衣物的人化着一副吓人的黑白相间的妆容，手提数个黑色气球。

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.
根据一位评论者表示，小丑恶作剧是一位微恐怖片导演的作品，但这一说法并未得到证实。
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.
近些年来，在美国，包括加利福尼亚州、印第安纳州和纽约市，同样吓人的小丑并不少见。在英格兰、法国和澳大利亚也是如此。
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罗尔大学的学生声称，他们在校园内看到了身着橘色外套的怪异小丑。
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.
当地警方随后便找到了这一令人不安的恶作剧的幕后人，他是一个发育迟缓的青少年。为了得到人们的回应，他化上妆后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，一个头顶彩虹色假发、化身小丑的人被照相机拍到在芝加哥墓地周边翻越栅栏，并向人们挥手示意。