新奇事件簿 罕见白色驯鹿现身挪威

A man from Norway has photographed a rare white reindeer¹ calf² while on a walk in the north of his country. Mads Nordsveen, 24, from Norway's capital city Oslo was hiking in the mountains at the weekend. While walking through the snow, he spotted³ a smallish white animal and realized it was a reindeer. Mr Nordsveen said the creature was so white, "he almost disappeared into the snow". Nordsveen described the experience as being "magical" and like a "fairy tale". He said: "The reindeer 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. He behaved as if he was posing for my photos. He was very curious...like a little explorer."

一名挪威人在本国北部地区散步的时候拍下了一张罕见白色驯鹿的照片。现年24岁的Mads Nordsveen来自挪威首都奥斯陆，周末他在山中远足。当走过雪地时，他发现了一只小小的白色动物，他意识到这是一只驯鹿。Nordsveen先生表示这只生物非常白，“它几乎要消失在雪中了”。Nordsveen称此次经历“很神奇”且像“神话故事”一样。他说：“这只驯鹿离我非常近，我们凝视着彼此的眼睛。当它看到我并没有恶意时，它非常镇静。它表现的好像在为我的照片摆姿势一样。它非常好奇...像是一位小探险家。”

The photograph of the reindeer calf has gone viral on social media. It has been liked over 30,000 times since Nordsveen uploaded it on Monday. It is good luck in Scandinavian countries to see a white reindeer. Many people think it is good timing⁴ as Christmas is coming. According to folklore⁵, Santa Claus' sleigh is pulled by eight flying reindeer. They help Santa to deliver presents to good children on Christmas Eve. However Santa's reindeer are usually brown. A white reindeer is very rare. Their unusual appearance is caused by a genetic⁶ condition that removes colour from their fur. People can mistake such a reindeer for being an albino, but this is not the case. In the USA, reindeer are known as caribou⁷.

这只驯鹿幼崽照片迅速走红网络。周一，Nordsvee将这张照片上传网络后已经被点赞三万多次。在斯堪第纳维亚国家，看见白色驯鹿代表好运。很多人认为圣诞节临近，这个时机很棒。民间传说，圣诞老人的雪橇是由八只会飞的驯鹿拉着的。圣诞节前夕，它们帮助圣诞老人给好孩子分发礼物。但圣诞老人的驯鹿通常都是棕色的。白色驯鹿非常罕见。它们独特的外表是由于一种基因疾病褪掉了它们皮毛的颜色所导致的。人们会将这种驯鹿错认成白化病者，但其实并非如此。在美国，驯鹿均被称为北美驯鹿。

1 reindeer   

n.驯鹿

参考例句：

• The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.那群驯鹿被一只狼群寻踪追赶上来。
• The life of the Reindeer men was a frontier life.驯鹿时代人的生活是一种边区生活。

2 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

3 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

4 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

5 folklore   

n.民间信仰，民间传说，民俗

参考例句：

• Zhuge Liang is a synonym for wisdom in folklore.诸葛亮在民间传说中成了智慧的代名词。
• In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。

6 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

7 caribou   

n.北美驯鹿

参考例句：

• Afar off he heard the squawking of caribou calves.他听到远处有一群小驯鹿尖叫的声音。
• The Eskimos played soccer on ice and used balls filled with caribou hair and grass.爱斯基摩人在冰上踢球，他们用的是驯鹿的毛发和草填充成的球。