50元起个英文名,你愿意吗？
<p><span word="A">A</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="businesswoman">businesswoman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="farcical">farcical</span>” <span word="western">western</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="vowing">vowing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liberate">liberate</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="monikers">monikers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Gaga">Gaga</span>, <span word="Washing">Washing</span> <span word="Liquid">Liquid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Furry">Furry</span>.</p><p>一名25岁的美国女商人决定向中国年轻人们使用的“奇葩”英文名宣战，誓要将她的客户从“<span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Gaga">Gaga</span>、<span word="Washing">Washing</span> <span word="Liquid">Liquid</span>和<span word="Furry">Furry</span>”这些绰号一样的名字中拯救出来。</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="yingwen">yingwen</span> <span word="ming">ming</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="English">English</span> <span word="name">name</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pronounce">pronounce</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.</p><p>为了帮助那些普通话发音困难也不太能记得住中文名字的外国友人或潜在雇主，中国人通常会给自己起个英文名。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="appallingly">appallingly</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lindsay">Lindsay</span> <span word="Jernigan">Jernigan</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Memphis">Memphis</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="John">John</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Wood">Wood</span>, <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p>但这些名字的选择经常是令人吃惊的，生于美国孟费斯并在伦敦的圣约翰伍德生活了6年的林德塞·杰尼根如是说。</p><p><span word="Hoping">Hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Jernigan">Jernigan</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="BestEnglishName">BestEnglishName</span>.<span word="Com">Com</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="name">name</span>-<span word="seekers">seekers</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span>.</p><p>为了改变这个现状，杰尼根最近开设了一个名为<span word="BestEnglishName">BestEnglishName</span>.<span word="Com">Com</span>的网站，旨在帮助那些想取英文名的中国人避免尴尬。</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="uneasy">uneasy</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="promises">promises</span>.</p>
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