(单词翻译:单击)
The Town with One Resident
只有一个居民的小镇
Monowi, Nebraska is a small town that once had a population of about 150.
内布拉斯加州的莫诺维是一个小镇，曾经有大约150人。
Today, it is almost a ghost town.
如今，它几乎成了一座鬼城。
There is only one person who lives there: a woman in her eighties named Elsie Eiler.
只有一个人住在那里：一位名叫埃尔西·埃勒的八十岁老妇人。
She is the town’s mayor, bartender, and librarian.
她兼任镇长、调酒师和图书管理员。
For Monowi to be recognized as an official town, Eiler has to create city plans and pay taxes to herself.
要想让莫诺维被承认为官方城镇，埃勒必须制定城市规划，并向自己交税。
As long as she completes these tasks as mayor, the town is eligible to get money from the state for roads and electricity.
只要她作为镇长完成了这些任务，该镇就有资格从州政府获得道路和电力方面的资金。
When Eiler is not working as Monowi’s mayor, she runs a small tavern where people from other towns visit during the day.
当埃勒没有做莫诺维镇长的工作时，她经营着一家小酒馆，其他城镇的人白天会来这里光顾。
She also owns a large book collection that all visitors are allowed to borrow from.
她还拥有一大批藏书，所有游客都可以借阅。
Living in a town all alone may seem sad to some people, but Eiler says that she is not lonely.
对一些人来说，独自生活在一个小镇上可能看起来很悲伤，但埃勒说，她并不孤独。
She believes Monowi to be her home, and she gets to see visitors often.
她相信莫诺维是她的家，她也能经常看到游客。
