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Updated: 2001-12-21 01:00

Santa Abandons Reindeer and Tones Down 'Ho Ho Ho' (2001/12/21)

圣诞驯鹿鲁道夫失宠,圣诞老人坐骑鸟枪换炮 (2001/12/21)

Santa Abandons Reindeer and Tones Down 'Ho Ho Ho'
Peruvian female traffic police roar along on their motorcycle wearing Santa gear during a rally in Lima [Reuters]
Move over Rudolph. Santa has taken to the streets of Lima on a Harley Davidson.

Passers-by stared as a team of Peru's mostly female traffic police -- best known for refusing to take bribes -- roared along on their bikes wearing red hats, false beards and fur trimmings on their knee-high boots.

``We're trying to spread a bit of optimism, that's what Christmas is all about,'' Hector Dulanto, head of the traffic police, told reporters, as his Santas set out to distribute sweets to children at a local church.

They are taking candies and toys to schools and community centers across Lima every day until the end of December.

``The children are a bit afraid of us. This is a way of getting closer to them,'' said one Santa, Patricia Montalban, as she parked her tinsel-trimmed Harley Davidson.

The name for one of the nine reindeers who pull Santa Clause's sleigh.

(Agencies)

圣诞节将至,一群圣诞老人骑着他们的坐骑奔驰在秘鲁首都利马的大街上。不过,今年圣诞老人的坐骑可不是由驯鹿鲁道夫拉着的雪橇,而是摩登十足的哈利-戴维森摩托。

街上的行人纷纷驻足观看这支"圣诞老人车队"。实际上,这是秘鲁的一支交通巡警队,其大部分成员都是女性,这支队伍素以廉洁而闻名。圣诞期间,她们头戴红帽子,贴上假胡子,用白色皮毛装饰及膝的高统靴,拌成圣诞老人的样子,骑着摩托车执行巡逻任务。

"圣诞巡警"们正准备出发去当地一个教堂向孩子们分发糖果。交通队长埃克托尔·杜兰托告诉记者说:"我们这样做是为了营造一种乐观的气氛,而这也正是圣诞节的实质所在。"

Santa Abandons Reindeer and Tones Down 'Ho Ho Ho'这些"圣诞老人"每天都会为全利马市的学校和社区中心的孩子们送去糖果和玩具,这项活动将维持到12月底。

一名名叫帕特里夏·蒙塔尔班的"圣诞女巡警"一边停靠她装饰一新的哈利-戴维森摩托车,一边对记者说道:"孩子们都有点害怕警察,这是一种拉近我们和孩子们之间距离的好办法。"

(中国日报网站译)

 
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