标题:McDonald Trump had a shift serving fries. Will the stunt supersize his base?

正文：Remember the creepy clown sightings that started in 2016? All over the world, scary clowns started popping up, terrifying small children. The trend also frightened executives at McDonald’s, who started to phase out Ronald McDonald as a result of the “current climate around clown sightings in communities”.

知识点：creepy adj.

causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or slight horror令人毛骨悚然的；令人不寒而栗的

a creepy ghost story令人毛骨悚然的鬼故事

It's kind of creepy down in the cellar!地窖里真令人有点不寒而栗！

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