雙語：圣誕老人鎮(zhèn)百年堅(jiān)持回復(fù)給圣誕老人的信

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The town named Santa Claus that’s been replying to Christmas letters for 100 years

你知道嗎？這個(gè)世界上有一個(gè)叫圣誕老人的小鎮(zhèn),，每一年都會(huì)回復(fù)孩子寫給圣誕老人的信,，已經(jīng)有100年了。

An American town named Santa Claus is being inundated with letters from excited children in the hope they will reach Father Christmas.

一個(gè)名為“圣誕老人”的美國小鎮(zhèn)被洪水般的信件淹沒了,。這些信件都是孩子們寫給圣誕老人的,，他們都滿心期待圣誕老人能看到自己的信,。

Every year youngsters write adorable notes addressed to Santa Claus, a town in Indiana and the only one to have a post office named after Santa Claus.

每年孩子們都會(huì)寫可愛的信寄到圣誕老人鎮(zhèn)，這是美國印第安納州的一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn),，擁有世界上唯一一個(gè)得名于圣誕老人的郵局,。

Since 1914, the town recruits local volunteers, known as Santa's elves, to sort through the mail in time for Christmas.

自1914年以來，這個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)開始招聘當(dāng)?shù)氐闹驹刚咴谑フQ節(jié)前整理和回復(fù)信件,，這些人有個(gè)稱號(hào),，叫“圣誕老人的精靈”。

From eight in the morning until eight at night, the letters are opened and replies penned by around 10 helpers every day.

從早上8點(diǎn)到晚上8點(diǎn),，“圣誕老人的精靈”一直忙于啟封信件并撰寫回復(fù),。通常還要多聘請10個(gè)幫手才干得完。

Last year, a total of 150 elves showed up to help make children's Christmas dreams come true.

去年,，圣誕老人鎮(zhèn)來了150個(gè)“圣誕老人的精靈”,，來幫助孩子們圣誕夢想成真。

英文來源：每日郵報(bào) （中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)）