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“聖誕老人鎮”百年來堅持回覆孩子寫給聖誕老人的信

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An American town named Santa Claus is being inundated with letters from excited children in the hope they will reach Father Christmas.
一個名爲“聖誕老人”的美國小鎮被洪水般的信件淹沒了。這些信件都是孩子們寫給聖誕老人的,他們都滿心期待聖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.
每年孩子們都會寫可愛的信寄到聖誕老人鎮,這是美國印第安納州的一個小鎮,擁有世界上唯一一個得名於聖誕老人的郵局。

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,這個小鎮開始招聘當地的志願者在聖誕節前整理和回覆信件,這些人有個稱號,叫“聖誕老人的精靈”。

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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點到晚上8點,“聖誕老人的精靈”一直忙於啓封信件並撰寫回復。通常還要多聘請10個幫手才幹得完。

Last year, a total of 150 elves showed up to help make children's Christmas dreams come true.
去年,聖誕老人鎮來了150個“聖誕老人的精靈”,來幫助孩子們聖誕夢想成真