【与圣诞老人欢度圣诞】圣诞老人英语
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翻译：王冰清 芬兰是圣诞之乡，当地人的过节习俗丰富多彩。每逢11月底，芬兰的大城小镇便开始张灯结彩，圣诞市集陆续登场，还有五光十色的冬日工艺品以及香气诱人的节庆食物……让我们赶快启程，一起畅游圣诞老人村吧！
We all know that each Christmas Santa travels all over the world bearing presents and good will. And surely everyone’s dream must be making a return visit to where he lives. Well now you can!
Santa Claus lives in Lapland, in the north of Finland. You can meet him any day of the year in Rovaniemi, in Santa Claus Village on the 1)Arctic Circle. Santa’s secret 2)getaway is in the east of Lapland, on the Korvatunturi 3)Fell, where he was first spotted in the 1920’s. The 4)secluded area of Korvatunturi, impossible to reach by anyone else, is situated on the border between Finland and Russia. The Korvatunturi Fell is 483 metres high and is the shape of an ear注. With the unique shape of the Fell, Santa can listen to all the children around the world.
As early as in the 1950’s Santa would enjoy visiting the Arctic Circle near the town of Rovaniemi, not only on Christmas but all throughout the year. By 1985, his visits had become so regular that he founded his own village there. Santa Claus Village is easy to reach. It is located 8km north of the centre of Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland. Today, Santa Claus Village includes Santa Claus Office and Santa Claus Main Post Office as well as the 5)reindeer park and SantaPark nearby.
In Santa’s Office, there is a Big Book in which Santa enters details of all the children in the world. In the olden days he would write with a 6)quill pen. Yet because the 7)elves are bright little folk, today Santa has the use of digital technology! The clever elves take photos of every single visitor to store in Santa’s Big File. The photos are a good reminder because many children 8)alter a lot even in a year. Besides, Santa’s friends often wonder how on earth they are going to convince their friends and relatives that they really have met Santa in person. The camera elves have a good solution to this problem in a flash they provide you with a quality photo as a 9)souvenir and proof of your visit.
Santa Clausvery own post office is located at the Arctic Circle in Santa Claus Village. This is where children from all around the world send their wishes and letters to Lapland’s Santa Claus every year. Santa and the elves that speak different languages have an 10)enormous job in handling all the letters and making sure that the packages and letters sent from the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi are properly stamped.
Situated 2km south of Santa Claus Village, SantaPark is the best place for you and your family to spend the Christmas with Santa Claus. Hidden in the magical underground 11)grottoes, Santa’s little helpers the elves are making Christmas presents and delicacies. Some of them are making tasty 12)gingerbread under the 13)supervision of the head baker. Restaurant Santa Claus offers you with a wonderful dinner after having great fun at SantaPark.
Santa Claus comes to the Santa Claus Village every day of the year to listen to children’s wishes and to talk to people from all over the world. Before we leave Santa Claus Village, let’s listen to Santa’s voice from Lapland, Finland!
Q: You have lived in Lapland for quite a long time. But how did you end up here in the first place?
A: Well, I think maybe the most important thing is the beautiful and peaceful nature here in Lapland. And of course the reindeer. They are very important to me. And this is the homeland of the reindeer. And it has been proved that the quiet 14)wilderness on the fields are a very good place for very secret workshops. (laughs) Q: Lapland is pretty far up north. How do you deal with the long distances, especially during Christmas Eve?
A: (laughs) How do you mean far away? Lapland is not far away. There are maybe other places that are far away but we are very centre of everything. (laughs) But of course transportation has never been a problem to me. Most important way of traveling is with the reindeer 15)sledge, (laughs) especially on Christmas night. (laughs)
Q: Has Lapland changed a lot since the early days?
A: Nowadays, there’re lots and lots of more people coming here. Connections are better, roads, railways; and airplane’s now flying many destinations in Lapland. But of course one very important thing which hasn’t changed is the beauty and peacefulness of the nature, the wilderness. And that is a very good thing, makes me very happy.
Q: How do you travel in those parts of the world that doesn’t have any snow?
A: Well, moving around all over the world is not a problem even when there isn’t any snow. Because the magical sledge led by my reindeer will always take me anywhere. (laughs)
我们都知道，在每年圣诞节，圣诞老人总会带着礼物与美好的祝福到世界各地旅游。当然，每个人的梦想一定是回访圣诞老人的住所。现在你可以梦想成真了！
圣诞老人住在芬兰北部的拉普兰。你在全年的任何一天都可以到罗瓦涅米拜访圣诞老人，他就住在北极圈的圣诞老人村里。圣诞老人神秘的住宅坐落在拉普兰东面的科瓦山上，20世纪20年代，人们在那里首次发现圣诞老人的踪迹。隐蔽的科瓦山位于芬兰与俄罗斯边界上，是个人迹罕至的地方。科瓦山高达483米，形如耳朵。有了这座外形独特的山，圣诞老人便能听到全世界儿童的心声。
早在20世纪50年代，圣诞老人便喜欢到罗瓦涅米小镇附近的北极圈探访，他不仅在圣诞节那天，而且全年都会来这里。到了1985年，他的到访已变得稀松平常，他便在那里建起了自己的村庄。圣诞老人村很容易找到―它就在拉普兰的首府罗瓦涅米中部以北8公里的地方。如今，圣诞老人村内有圣诞老人办公室、圣诞老人邮局，还有驯鹿公园以及附近的圣诞乐园。
圣诞老人办公室里有一本“大书”，里面记载着世界上所有孩子的详细信息。以前圣诞老人用鹅毛笔来书写，但因为小精灵都是聪明伶俐的孩子，如今的圣诞老人可以使用数码科技了！聪明的小精灵为来访的每一位客人照相，并把照片收藏在圣诞老人的“大档案”中。这些照片是很好的证明，因为许多孩子即使在一年内都会发生很大的变化。况且，圣诞老人的朋友经常不知道怎样才能使他们的亲朋好友相信自己的确亲眼见过圣诞老人。照相的小精灵对此有一个很好的解决办法―只需片刻他们便能给你优质的照片作为纪念品，以此证明你曾经到访。
圣诞老人那独一无二的邮局坐落在北极圈的圣诞老人村里。每年来自世界各地的孩子们向拉普兰的圣诞老人送来的美好祝愿和信件就会到达这里。圣诞老人与能说多种语言的小精灵们肩负着繁重的工作任务，他们要处理所有这些信件，并确保从北极圈的罗瓦涅米寄出的包裹及信件的邮戳正确。
位于圣诞老人村以南两公里处是圣诞乐园，这里是你和家人与圣诞老人欢度圣诞节的最佳地点。圣诞老人的小助手隐藏在奇妙的地下岩洞里―这些小精灵正忙于制作圣诞礼物和美食。还有一些小精灵则在面包师傅的监督下，做着美味可口的姜饼。当你在圣诞乐园痛快玩乐之余，圣诞老人餐厅会为你提供愉快的晚餐。
圣诞老人全年每天都会来到圣诞老人村倾听孩子们的愿望，并且与来自世界各地的游客聊天。在我们离开圣诞老人村之前，让我们来听一听来自芬兰拉普兰的圣诞老人的声音吧！
问：您已经在拉普兰居住了很长一段时间。但您当初到底为什么会选择这里呢？
答：呃，我想最重要的原因可能是拉普兰优美而宁静的自然风光。当然还有驯鹿。它们对我来说非常重要，而这里又是驯鹿的家乡。野外宁静的荒地证明这里还是个建立神秘工作室的最佳地方。（大笑）
问：拉普兰位于遥远的北部。您是怎样解决路途遥远这个问题的呢？尤其是在平安夜。
答：（大笑）怎么能说路途遥远呢？拉普兰并不遥远。或许还有很多很远的地方，但我们这里处于中枢地带。（大笑）当然，交通对我来说一直不成问题。最重要的交通工具便是用驯鹿拉的雪橇了（大笑），尤其是在圣诞夜。（大笑）
问：与昔日相比，拉普兰是否发生了很大变化？
答：如今，有许许多多，比以前更多的人来到这里。交通更加畅通，既可通过公路又可使用铁路；现在拉普兰还有航班可以到达许多地方。但当然，有一样非常重要的东西一直都没有改变，那便是大自然的美丽与宁静，荒野茫茫一片。这是非常好的事情，它使我很开心。
问：您是如何到达世界上那些从不下雪的地方呢？
答：哦，周游全世界并不成问题，即使那里没有雪。因为那个由我的驯鹿牵引的魔法雪橇总能把我送到任何地方。（大笑）
