心涛：洋洋，你的名字是谁取的？    洋洋：我的名字是我姥姥取的。姥姥说用叠音字，读起来有轻松、亲昵的感觉。    心涛：嗯，"洋洋"确实是个好名字。洋洋，你爸爸的名讳是？    洋洋：我爸爸出生在五六十年代，所以他的名字就带有那个时代的特点，叫建国。    心涛：哦，确实一听就知道是那个时代的名字。我爸爸叫"安邦"，也很有时代特点吧。    洋洋：是呀，那时候叫"建国"、"解放"、"自强"、"中华"的人特别多。    心涛：对呀，我也觉得我们父辈的名字很有时代特点。不过话说回来，我们这一代的名字其实很有特点。你看看咱们同学的名字，有的是父母姓氏的组合，比如"蔡郑"，有的名字很好地对应了英文名，比如"丽莎"，有的女孩子名字还用男孩子的，比如亚冰。现在起名字的方式越来越多样了。    洋洋：因为我们的生活主题越来越多元化了嘛。    心涛：确实如此。     XT: Yangyang, who gave you your name?
YY: My maternalgrandma gave me my name. She said that a name that conclude repeated words sounds more relaxed and make people feel more intimate.
XT: Yeah, "Yangyang" is really a good name. Yangyang, what is the "respected name" of your father?
YY: My father was born during the 50s/60s. So his name is typical of names given during that era. His name is Jianguo
XT: Oh, indeed, the name really reflects the time your father lives. My dad is called Anbang, it's also very characteristic of that era.
YY: Yes, during that time, there were an exceptionally high number of people with the names "Jianguo," "Jiefang," "Ziqiang," and "Zhonghua."
XT: Right. I also feel that people from our parents' generation have names that are very characteristic of that era. Similarly, the names of our era also have its characteristics. Just take a look at our fellow classmates' names...some of their surnames are a combination of both parents' surnames, for instance, "Cai-zheng." Some names can correspond very well with [the sounds of] English names, like "Lisha." Some girls even use boys' names, for example, Yabing. Nowadays, there are more and more diverse methods to come up with names.
YY: That's because the themes in our lives are becoming increasingly diversified.
XT: Indeed, it is so.


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Do you know the secrets of Chinese names? Do you know the characteristics of Chinese names? Let's delve deeper into Chinese names in today's lesson. Lesson Content: XT: Yangyang, who gave you your name?
YY: My maternalgrandma gave me my name. She said that a name that conclude repeated words sounds more relaxed and make people feel more intimate.
XT: Yeah, "Yangyang" is really a good name. Yangyang, what is the "respected name" of your father?
YY: My father was born during the 50s/60s. So his name is typical of names given during that era. His name is Jianguo
XT: Oh, indeed, the name really reflects the time your father lives. My dad is called Anbang, it's also very characteristic of that era.
YY: Yes, during that time, there were an exceptionally high number of people with the names "Jianguo," "Jiefang," "Ziqiang," and "Zhonghua."
XT: Right. I also feel that people from our parents' generation have names that are very characteristic of that era. Similarly, the names of our era also have its characteristics. Just take a look at our fellow classmates' names...some of their surnames are a combination of both parents' surnames, for instance, "Cai-zheng." Some names can correspond very well with [the sounds of] English names, like "Lisha." Some girls even use boys' names, for example, Yabing. Nowadays, there are more and more diverse methods to come up with names.
YY: That's because the themes in our lives are becoming increasingly diversified.
XT: Indeed, it is so.

• generation [,dʒenə´reiʃən]   n.发生；世代；同龄人   (初中英语单词)
• combination [,kɔmbi´neiʃən]   n.结合；联合；团体   (初中英语单词)
• instance [´instəns]   n.例子，实例，例证   (初中英语单词)
• grandma [´grænmɑ:]   n.奶奶；外婆   (高中英语单词)
• repeated [ri´pi:tid]   a.反复的；重复的   (高中英语单词)
• typical [´tipikəl]   a.典型的；象征的   (高中英语单词)
• characteristic [,kæriktə´ristik]   a.特有的 n.特性   (高中英语单词)
• correspond [,kɔri´spɔnd]   vi.符合；相当；通信   (高中英语单词)
• maternal [mə´tə:nl]   a.母亲的；母性(系)的   (英语四级单词)
• similarly [´similəli]   ad.类似地，同样地   (英语四级单词)
• increasingly [in´kri:siŋli]   ad.日益，愈加   (英语四级单词)
• summary [´sʌməri]   a.&n.摘要(的)   (英语四级单词)
• exceptionally [ik´sepʃənli]   ad.异常地；极，很   (英语六级单词)
• diverse [dai´və:s]   a.完全不同的   (英语六级单词)