Unit 50
Choosing a great baby name
海外生活/日常溝通
Oversea life/Daily Communication
BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.
In the future, what gender would you like your baby to have? Why do you want your baby to be male / female?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. decide on 決定；選定
I’ve decided on blue for the bathroom.
我已經決定浴室用藍色。
2. approve of 贊成
I don’t approve of violence in any shape or form.
我不贊成任何形式的暴力。
3. cultural differences 文化差異
We should understand the cultural differences.
我們應該了解文化差異。
4. complicated (adj.) 複雜的
The instructions look very complicated.
指令看起來很複雜。
5. make up 組成，構成
I have a ton of make up work to do now.
我現在有大量的化妝工作要做。
6. go well with 與……很相配；協調
I think these strawberries go well with panna cotta.
我現在有大量的化妝工作要做。
7. age-old (adj.) 古老的；由來已久的
Old age can bring many problems.
年老會帶來很多問題。
8. fortune teller (n.) 算命師
He went to the fortune teller to have his fortune told.
他去找算命先生算命。
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
Hey, Jack. How did you decide on your child’s name?
嗨，Jack。你是怎麼給孩子取名字的？
My wife and I named our daughter after our favorite movie, Alice in Wonderland.
我和妻子用我們最喜歡的電影《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》給女兒取的名字。
Really? My parents wouldn’t approve of me choosing a name like that.
真的嗎？我父母不會同意我這樣取名字的。
Cultural differences, I suppose. I heard choosing a Chinese name is complicated.
我想應該是文化差異吧。我聽說取一個中文名字很複雜的。
It can be. The characters that make up a name are supposed to go well with each other.
是的。名字的各個字之間還要講究協調。
We try to do the same when picking first and middle names.
我們在選擇名字和中間名時也會考慮這些。
I see. Do you also name your children after family members?
我明白了。你也用家人的名字給孩子取名嗎？
Sure do. Hey, I heard you also have age-old name-picking traditions. Is that true?
當然有。我聽說你們取名字還有古老的傳統。是真的嗎?
Yep, many people still see fortune tellers to help pick a name that will bring good luck.
是的，很多人還會請算命師幫他們選一個能帶來好運的名字。
Wow, no wonder you wouldn’t pick a name from pop culture like I did!
哇，難怪你不會像我一樣從流行文化中挑選一個名字！
Article
Read the article aloud with your teacher.
10 EXPERT TIPS TO CHOOSING A BABY NAME
How to Pick the Perfect Baby Name
Tips on choosing the right baby name include:
1.Avoid passing trends
2.Remember that classic names don’t have to be boring
3.Take a look at your family tree
4.Honor your culture
5.Look up meanings
6.Contemplate all possible nicknames
7.Consider the importance of the middle name
8.Don’t forget about the initials
9.Say it out loud
10.Don’t stress too much
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.What are the names that you can think of, if your baby is a boy? Why?
2.What are the names that you can think of, if your baby is a girl? Why?
3.What factors do you think will influence you, in naming your baby? Why?
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