UNIT 3 Pardon Me! Lesson 21 What's in a Name?

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[0:00.933]UNIT 3 第三单元
[0:02.602]Pardon Me! 原谅我！
[0:03.854]Lesson 21: 第21课：
[0:05.547]What's in a Name? 名字中有什么？
[0:07.065]THINK ABOUT IT! 想一想！
[0:10.237]· How many names do you have? · 你有几个名字？
[0:13.112]How many names do Western people usually have? 西方人通常有几个名字？
[0:17.486]· If people in Western countries want to be formal¹, what do they say with their family names? · 如果西方的人们想要正式一点的话，他们把什么与姓一起说？
[0:25.508]In Western countries, people usually have three names: 在西方国家，人们通常有三个名字：
[0:30.104]two "given" names and one "family" name. 两个取的名字和一个姓。
[0:35.018]My whole name is Brian James Smith. 我的全名是布莱恩·詹姆斯·史密斯。
[0:38.221]My given names are "Brian" and "James." 我的名字是“布莱恩”和“詹姆斯”。
[0:41.399]My family name is "Smith." 我的姓是“史密斯”。
[0:44.431]In Western countries, people don't usually talk about "given names" and "family name." 在西方国家，人们通常不说取的名字和姓。
[0:52.325]They talk about their "first," "middle" and "last" names. 他们说他们的“第一个”“中间的”和“最后的”名字。
[0:54.838]Brian's first name is "Brian," his middle name is "James" and his last name is "Smith." 布莱恩的第一个名字是“布莱恩”，中间的名字是“詹姆斯”，他的姓是“史密斯”。
[1:02.879]Hi, Li Ming! 你好，李明！
[1:04.115]I'm a little confused². 我有一点迷惑。
[1:06.272]What's your last name? 你姓什么？
[1:07.959]Is it Ming? 是明吗？
[1:09.787]No, Ming is my first name, but in China it comes last! 不是，明是我的名字，但是在中国它通常在后面！
[1:15.501]In Western countries, people usually do not say another person's whole name. 在西方国家，人们通常不叫别人的全名。
[1:22.082]So people usually call me "Brian," not "Brian James" and certainly not "Brian James Smith." 因此人们通常叫我“布莱恩”，而不是“布莱恩·詹姆斯”，也肯定不会是“布莱恩·詹姆斯·史密斯”。
[1:29.894]When people in Western countries need to be formal, 在西方人们需要说话正式一些的时候，
[1:34.983]they say Mr. Miss, Ms. or Mrs. with the person's family name. 人们说先生，小姐，女士或夫人再加上那个人的姓。
[1:40.928]I sometimes call men "sir." 我有时称男士为“先生”。
[1:43.483]Do you ever do that? 你们也要这样做吗？
[1:45.303]No. That's very formal in English. 不。那在英语中非常正式。
[1:49.467]LET'S DO IT! 做一做！
[1:51.447]Work with a partner, write a dialogue in which Brian and Wang Mei meet and introduce themselves. 跟搭档一起，编一个布赖恩与王梅见面并做自我介绍的对话。
[1:59.789]What do they say when they meet on a formal occasion³? 在正式场合见面的时候，他们要说什么？
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1 formal   

adj.正式的，正规的，形式的

参考例句：

• The letter is written in a formal style.这封信是用正式文体写的。
• Today's trend is toward less formal clothing.眼下时尚趋向于穿着随便。

2 confused   

adj.困惑的，烦恼的

参考例句：

• They asked so many questions that they confused me.他们问了许多问题，都把我弄糊涂了。
• A wise man is never confused.智者不惑。

3 occasion   

n.场合，时机，机会，诱因，理由；vt.惹起，引起

参考例句：

• Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合，她的服装过分华丽了。
• Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。