105 A Girl’s Name 女孩的名字

外国人讲：

When our daughter was born，we named her Myles，after my beloved late father，despite family warning that the name was too masculine.

Years later，when I felt she was old enough to understand，I explained to Myles，“Your name is very special.I named you after my own father because I loved him very much.I know he would be proud of you.”

Myles thought carefully about this and then said，“I know all that，Mom.But I don’t understand why my grandfather had a girl’s name.”

1despite[dΙ＇spaΙt]prep.尽管，不管

2warn[＇wɔːn]v.提醒

3masculine[＇mæskjəlΙn]adj.男性的

4proud[praʊd]adj.自豪的

中国人讲：

女儿出生时，我们给她取名叫迈尔斯，和我深爱的已过世的父亲同一个名字，不过家人提醒这个名字太男性化了。

几年以后，我觉得迈尔斯已经长大，能够懂事了。我对她解释说：“你的名字很特别。我给你取了一个和我爸爸一样的名字，因为我非常爱他。我相信他会为你而深感自豪的。”

迈尔斯很仔细地想了一下，然后说道：“这些我都懂，妈妈。可是我不知道外公为什么会有一个女孩子的名字。”