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UNSV.COM 英语辅导杂志 〈翻译〉 主办： 主编：Van Allen Slow and steady wins the race! 期号：2009-07-06-0045 信箱：van.allen@ T THIS IS AMERICA - More US Parents Think Beyond Most Popular Names for Babies 今日美国——更多美国父母不想给孩子取最流行的名字 文章配套MP3 声音 （美国播音员朗读）下载位置： /voanews/specialenglish/scripts/2009/07/06/0045/ 『学习提示』请先阅读一至两遍英语原文，然后再带着理解上的问题对照中文翻译。翻译句 子中的 【】括号的内容是词汇或短语对应的英语原形，【】括号里的noun 表示名词，pl 表示 名词一般以复数形式出现，verb 表示动词，adj 表示形容词，adv 表示副词，pron 表示代词。 翻译句子中的 （）括号里的内容，是为了使翻译通顺完整而补加的词语。 英语原文 中文翻译 Every year, more than four million babies are 每年，美国有400 多万婴儿出生。 born in the United Stats. Some parents name their children based on 一些父母根据家族、文化和宗教传统给孩 family, cultural or religious traditions. Girls are 子们取名。女孩通常随一位家庭成员取 often named after a family member but 名，但这位成员很少会是她的母亲。但是 rarely their mothers. Sons, though, are often 男孩则经常随父亲的名字。 named after their fathers. George Foreman, the former heavyweight George Foreman ，前重量级拳击冠军，有 boxing champ, has five sons and five 5 个儿子和5 个女儿。他所有的儿子都取 daughters. All of his sons are named George: 名为George ：George Junior, George the George Junior, George the third, George the third, George the fourth, George the fourth, George the fifth and George the sixth. fifth and George the sixth。甚至其中两个 Even two of his daughters have George in their 女儿的名字也带有 George ：Freeda name: Freeda George Foreman and Georgetta George Foreman 和 Georgetta Foreman. OK, so this is an extreme example. Foreman 。不错，这的确是个少见的例子。 So what are the most popular baby names in 那么美国最受欢迎的婴儿名是什么呢？ America? Every year the Social Security 每年，美国社会保障总署 【the Social Administration releases a list. For boys, names Security Administration 】都会发布最常 from the Bible were again the leading choices 用婴儿名名单。对男孩而