英语悠选脱口秀 第79期:男孩名字

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　　上期我们说了加拿大排名前10的女孩名字，Today, let’s talk about the top 10 men’s names in Canada.

　　The king of the man’s name is Liam. Liam 看过TWO BROKE GIRLS的童鞋应该记得Max说过，"Why is every inbred(天生的) rich guy named William? 为什么富人都叫William？

　　那这么有钱的名字没有得第一名吗？那是不能的。

　　Liam 其实就是 Irish short form of WILLIAM 哎，变了形 照样是有钱的William第二名Jackson - from an English surname meaning "son of JACK¹" 独立的人第三名Logan meaning "little hollow" in Scottish.小山谷，石头的意思。

　　第四名Lucas 张柏芝儿子的名字。It means a man from Lucania. Lucania 是意大利的一个古城区。也有可爱的，友善的意思。

　　第五名Noah 舒适的。The Hebrew patriarch（希伯来创始人） who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark（方舟） in which they survived(幸存) 40 days and 40 nights of rain; The story of Noah and the flood（洪水） is told in the Book of Genesis（创世纪）第六名 Ethan Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew 强壮的第七名Jack 跟第二名Jackson 意思相似 A slang（俚语） word meaning "man". My favorite captain's also named Jack. Jack Sparrow.

　　第八名William 它的变形版liam是第一名哦。意愿+头盔，有保护的意思。暖男和霸道总裁都可以叫William哦第九名Jacob 有解释说，Jacob was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder² of the heel" or "supplanter³"取代者，也有 "May God protect"的意思。暮光之城中的小狼人也叫做Jacob第十名James One of the most famous James is Bond. James Bond. 意思是“无可替代的”

　　Among the 10 names, which one do you like?

　　Talk to you next time!

 

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

3 supplanter   

排挤者，取代者

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