Lesson2 Name Stories

What about his Chinese name? 成龙 Jackie Chan Who is he? What about his Chinese name? 成龙 What about his original Chinese name? 陈港生

Who is he? Sun Yet-sun 孙中山 What about his Chinese name? 孙文 What about his original Chinese name?

Jackie Chan 成龙 陈港生 Sun Yet-sun 孙中山 孙文 Compared their Chinese names, do you know the history of their name. Why did they change their name? Do their name have any specific meanings？

His original name was Chen Gang sh（陈港生）,which tells his birthplace His original name was Chen Gang sh（陈港生）,which tells his birthplace. In his acting career, he first had a stage name（艺名） Chen Yuan long（陈元龙）. Later, a film director gave him another stage name Cheng long（成龙）, which has two aspects of meanings: the first one is to express the director’s wish that Cheng could become famous, just like a dragon- the symbol of China; the second it is hoped that Cheng would follow the example of another well-known Chinese martial star（功夫明星）, Li Xiaolong（李小龙）.

Pair work 1.What’s your name? 2.What does it mean? 3.And why did your parents give you the name?

Listening Listen to the three students talking about their names. Which of them matches the following descriptions?

This student has parents who wanted their child to be a “pillar of society”.( ) This student has a grandfather who migrated from northern Wales to Manchester. ( ) 3. This student probably has an ancestor who made things from metal. ( ) 4. This student has parents who were inspired by a great violinist Itzhak Perlman. ( ) 5. This student is named a purple flower. ( ) 6. This student has parents who wanted their daughter to be as strong and capable as any boy. ( ) Wang Jian nan Issac Evans Heather Smith Issac Evans Heather Smith Wang Jian nan

Let’s read a name story Complete the passage with these phrasal verbs, exercise 5

Read the passage in Exercise 5 and fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs.

Can you guess their meanings now? come across hold up grow up stand for count on figure out look like end up put up with

come across 偶然 One day I came across a foreigner on the campus. count on 依靠，指望 Don’t count on your promotion this year. 3. figure out 找出，弄明白 I can’t figure out why they went to the forest.

4. put up with 忍受 It is difficult to put up with what they did. 与构成的短语有： 　put aside　　储蓄 　put away　　放好 　put back　　推迟，阻碍 　put down　　镇压 　put off 推迟 put forward 提出 　put on 戴上 　put out 　熄灭 put up 建造

5. try out 试验 His brother likes trying out new things. 6. pillar of society 社会的栋梁 Many parents want their children to be a “pillar of society.” 7. name after 以…的名字命名 The girl was named Julia after her mother.

Use the right forms of the given phrases to fill in the blanks: count on, put up with, come across, figure out, try out, name after count on Don’t always ___________ your parents, you should learn to be independent. The nurse almost can’t __________ the strange old man. He _________ one of his classmates the day before yesterday. put up with came across

put up with name after 1. 她无法忍受丈夫的坏脾气。 She couldn’t _______ ________ _________ her husband’s bad temper. 2. 当地的风俗是以孩子祖父母的名字给他们命名。 It is a custom there to ________ the children ________ their grandfather. put up with name after

4.They haven’t ____________ a good way to test the new machine. 5.This road is ____________ a national hero. 6.The boy is fond of ____________ news idea. figured out named after trying out

6. 我在这本书上偶然发现一首美妙的诗。　 I’ve just ________ _______ a beautiful poet in this book. come across

1—came across 2—grew up 3—stands for 4—count on 5—put up with 6—figured out 7—looks like 8—ended up 9—holding up

Culture Linking

Western names Apart from their surname or last name or family name in Britain or the US, most British and American children are given two personal names by their parents, a first name and a middle name. These names are sometimes called Christian names or given names. Some people have only one given name, a few have three or more.

Parents usually decide on given names for their children before they are born. In some families the oldest boy is given the same name as his father. In the US the word junior or senior, or a number, is added after the name and surname to make it clear which person is being referred to. Many popular names come from the Bible, e.g. Jacob, Joshua and Matthew, Mary, Rebecca and Sarah,

though this does not imply that the people who choose them are religious. Other people give their children the name of somebody they admire, such as a famous sports personality, or a film or pop star. In Britain the names William and Harry have become common again since the sons of Prince Charles were given these names.

Discussion Where do Chinese families get their names from? What kinds of trends can be seen in the names people choose for their children?