双语：圣诞老人镇百年坚持回复给圣诞老人的信

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

你知道吗？这个世界上有一个叫圣诞老人的小镇，每一年都会回复孩子写给圣诞老人的信，已经有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.

一个名为“圣诞老人”的美国小镇被洪水般的信件淹没了。这些信件都是孩子们写给圣诞老人的，他们都满心期待圣诞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.

每年孩子们都会写可爱的信寄到圣诞老人镇，这是美国印第安纳州的一个小镇，拥有世界上唯一一个得名于圣诞老人的邮局。

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

自1914年以来，这个小镇开始招聘当地的志愿者在圣诞节前整理和回复信件，这些人有个称号，叫“圣诞老人的精灵”。

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

从早上8点到晚上8点，“圣诞老人的精灵”一直忙于启封信件并撰写回复。通常还要多聘请10个帮手才干得完。

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

去年，圣诞老人镇来了150个“圣诞老人的精灵”，来帮助孩子们圣诞梦想成真。

英文来源：每日邮报 （中国日报网）