雙語(yǔ)：圣誕老人鎮(zhèn)百年堅(jiān)持回復(fù)給圣誕老人的信

寂靜的咖啡壺

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(xiě)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(guó)小鎮(zhèn)被洪水般的信件淹沒(méi)了,。這些信件都是孩子們寫(xiě)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(xiě)可愛(ài)的信寄到圣誕老人鎮(zhèn),，這是美國(guó)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(lái),，這個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)開(kāi)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(xiě)回復(fù)。通常還要多聘請(qǐng)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(lái)了150個(gè)“圣誕老人的精靈”，來(lái)幫助孩子們圣誕夢(mèng)想成真,。

英文來(lái)源：每日郵報(bào) （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)）