脸书CEO携妻女拜年：中文比老婆还棒！

 　　Mark Zuckerberg has released a video of him speaking Mandarin¹ with his wife Priscilla and two-month-old daughter Maxima to celebrate Chinese New Year.

　　马克·扎克伯格发布了一个视频，在视频中他携妻子普莉希拉和两个月大的女儿马克斯用中文普通话给大家拜年。

　　Posting the video on Facebook on Saturday, he wished users health and good fortune.

　　小扎周六在脸书上发布了这一视频，他祝愿脸书的用户身体健康、恭喜发财。

　　He and Priscilla also revealed they have picked a Chinese name for Maxima: Chen Mingyu. Chen is Priscilla's maiden² name, while Mingyu means 'our hope for a brighter tomorrow,' he said.

　　他和普莉西拉还发布了他们给女儿马克思起的中文名：陈明宇。小扎说，陈是普莉西拉的中文姓氏，明宇寓意着“对美好明天的希望”。

　　脸书CEO携妻女拜年：中文比老婆还棒！

　　'Happy Lunar New Year from Priscilla, Max and me! In the Year of the Monkey, I hope you and all your loved ones find happiness, health and good fortune,' Zuckerberg said.

　　扎克伯格说：“我和普莉西拉、马克思祝大家春节快乐！祝愿大家和所爱的人在猴年幸福健康，恭喜发财！”

　　In the video he spoke³ about Facebook's Chinese New Year celebrations.

　　在视频中，他提到了脸书的春节庆典。

　　The firm invited a number of top chefs to cook Chinese cuisine⁴.

　　脸书邀请了几个顶级大厨制作中国菜肴。

　　'My favorite was duck,' he said.

　　小扎说，“我最喜欢的是烤鸭。”

　　While Maxima and Priscilla wear celebratory red dresses, Zuckerberg dresses for the occasion in his uniform: a grey t-shirt and jeans.

　　视频中马克思和普莉西拉穿着喜庆的红色，而小札则穿着他那件始终不变的灰色T恤和牛仔裤。

　　'Happy New Year!' Zuckerberg says. 'Priscilla and I are very excited to celebrate our first Lunar New Year with Max.'

　　“春节快乐！”小扎说道，“普莉西拉和我与马克思共同度过我们的第一个农历新年，我们很激动。”

　　Priscilla says: 'We hope on this holiday, you are also spending it with your family and friends.'

　　普莉西拉说：“如此节日，我们希望大家都能和家人朋友一起度过。”

　　To conclude the video, Priscilla says: 'From our little family to yours, we wish you health and prosperity in the New Monkey Year!'

　　在视频的尾声，普莉西拉说：“最后，我们这个小家想祝福大家，身体健康，阖家幸福，猴年大吉！”

　　It is not the first time the Facebook founder⁵ and CEO has flashed his linguistic⁶ skills.

　　这并不是脸书创始人兼CEO展示自己的语言能力。

　　He started studying Mandarin when he was dating Priscilla. They married in 2012, and Maxima was born in late 2015.

　　他是在和普莉西拉约会的时候开始学中文的。两人在2012年结婚，女儿马克思于2015年底出生。

　　In 2014, he wowed students at Tsinghua University in China when he addressed them with a message in Mandarin - video of which went viral.

　　2014年，他在中国的清华大学给学生们做了中文演讲——其演讲的视频一时疯传网络。

1 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

2 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

5 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

6 linguistic   

adj.语言的，语言学的

参考例句：

• She is pursuing her linguistic researches.她在从事语言学的研究。
• The ability to write is a supreme test of linguistic competence.写作能力是对语言能力的最高形式的测试。