Yes， Virginia， There Is a Santa Claus 是的，弗吉尼娅，世界上有圣诞老人！.docVIP

Yes， Virginia， There Is a Santa Claus 是的，弗吉尼娅，世界上有圣诞老人！ 　　Eight-year-old Virginia OHanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New Yorks Sun， and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21， 1897. The work of veteran2） newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become historys most reprinted newspaper editorial， appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books， movies， and other editorials， and on posters and stamps. 　　八岁的弗吉尼娅?奥汉隆给《纽约太阳报》的编辑写了一封信，很快该报就在1897年9月21日那天的报纸上以无署名社论的形式刊载了回信。从那以后，这封由资深新闻记者弗朗西斯? 法塞勒斯?丘奇所撰写的回信便成为历史上重印次数最多的报纸社论，其部分内容或全文被翻译成多种语言，在各类书籍、电影和其他社论中以及海报和邮票上均可见其身影。 　　1. 《纽约太阳报》最初刊登的社论标题是“Is There a Santa Claus？”这是美国新闻史上最有名的一篇社论。虽然距今已有一百多年了，但是每当圣诞节来临，美国各地的报纸、杂志总会重新刊登一次。 　　2. veteran [?vet?r?n] adj. 经验丰富的，老练的 　　3. skepticism [?skept?s?z?m] n. 怀疑态度 　　4. abound [??ba?nd] vi. 大量存在 　　5. extinguish [?k?st???w??] vt. 熄灭，扑灭（火等） 　　6. conceive [k?n?si?v] vt. 设想；想出 　　7. rattle [?r?tl] n. 摇铃（一种幼儿玩具） 　　8. supernal [sju??p??n?l] adj. 超凡的；崇高的 　　9. abiding [??ba?d??] adj. 永久的 　　10. nay [ne?] adv. [用以对已叙内容作更确切或强调的补充]不；不仅如此 　　The Letter to Virginia 给弗吉尼娅的回信 　　Virginia， your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism3） of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds， Virginia， whether they be mens or childrens， are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect， an ant， in his intellect， as compared with the boundless world about him， as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. 　　Yes， Virginia， there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist， and you know that they abound4） and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas！ How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then， no poetry， no romance to mak