三一口语四级、五级、六级话题 Names

 　　What's the most beautiful girl's name you've heard?

　　What's the best boy's name you've heard?

　　How did your parents choose your name?

　　Are you happy with your name?

　　If not, why not?

　　What are some of the most common names for boys and girls in your country?

　　What are some really unusual names you've heard?

　　Are there any names you absolutely hate?

　　If so, what are they?

　　Why do you hate them?

　　Do you think names shape our personality? To what degree?

　　Does your name have a meaning?

　　If so, what does it mean?

　　Do you have a middle name?

　　What is it?

　　If you have multiple¹ middle names, what are they?

　　In your culture, when you introduce yourself, does the last name come first or the first name?

　　Other wordings: ... does the surname² come first? / ... does your family name come first?

　　Do you have a nickname³?

　　If so, what is it?

　　How did you get it?

　　Do you like it?

　　What are some interesting nicknames⁴ that you have heard?

　　How many letters are in your name?

　　How many syllables⁵ are in your name?

　　Does your first name have the same number of syllables as your last name?

　　How many duplicate⁶ letters are in your name?

　　What do you think of people who name their children after months, seasons or days of the week?

　　What do you think of parents who make up unique names for their children?

　　Some parents give their children names in alphabetical⁷ order. Do you think this is a good idea?

　　What was the name of your first girlfriend or boyfriend?

　　Have you ever dated two different people with the same first name?

　　What are some titles you can think of? (e.g. Mr., Mrs., Professor, Duke etc.)

　　Do you think it is okay to give pets human names?

　　What is the most popular name for a dog in your country?

　　How about cats?

　　Do you know the names of some famous race horses? If so, please name a few.

　　Can you name some famous world leaders?

　　Can you name some famous composers?

　　Can you name some famous artists?

　　Can you name some Western foods?

　　Can you name some Eastern foods?

　　Can you name some Middle-Eastern foods?

　　Can you name some cars?

　　What are some names of famous companies you know?

　　What's the name of your favorite singer?

　　What's the name of your favorite character from a story you've read

　　What's the name of your favorite writer?

　　What's the name of your favorite novel?

　　What's the name of your favorite restaurant?

　　What's the name of your favorite television show?

　　What's the name of your favorite movie?

　　What's your name?

　　Do you know the meaning of your name? If yes, what does it mean?

　　What does your name mean?

　　Have ever changed your name?

　　Do you have names in two different languages? (ex. a Chinese name and an English name )? If not, would you like to?

　　Do women change their name after marriage in your country or keep their maiden⁸ name?

　　Can you name some notorious⁹ people or criminals ?

　　Is it ever appropriate to "call someone names"? When?

　　Can you name the seven continents?

　　How many U.S. state names do you know?

　　How many Canadian province names do you know?

　　Do you believe some names or words have magical qualities?

　　Do people in your country predict the future according to names?

　　If you could change your name would you? What would it be? Why this name?

　　Do you remember any kids whose names other kids in school made fun of? Why? What were their names?

　　Are you named after anyone in your family?

　　Do you ever feel pressure to live up to your name?

　　Can your name mean anything funny in your language?

　　Have you ever known a boy that has a "girl's name" or a boy that had a "girl's name"?

　　Do you wish your name was less common, or more unusual?

1 multiple   

adj.多个(或多项、多种)的；n.（数）倍数

参考例句：

• The number 8 is a multiple of 4.八是四的倍数。
• The most common multiple births are twins,two babies born at the same time.最常见的多胎是双胞胎，两个婴儿同时出生。

2 surname   

n.姓；vt.冠姓

参考例句：

• Her first name is Sheila and her surname is Kane.她姓凯恩，名叫希拉。
• Wang is a very common Chinese surname.王是一个很常见的中国姓。

3 nickname   

n.绰号，昵称；v.给...取绰号，叫错名字

参考例句：

• She called me by my nickname.她叫我的外号。
• Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?你为什么给她取这样一个绰号？

4 nicknames   

n.绰号，诨名，昵称( nickname的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The other children taunted him with nicknames. 其他的孩子用绰号取笑他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He tried to amuse her by calling her the affectionate nicknames "Dark Sweetie" and "Miss Chocolate." 方鸿渐要博鲍小姐欢心，便把“黑甜”、“朱古力小姐”那些亲昵的称呼告诉她。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

5 syllables   

n.音节( syllable的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a word with two syllables 双音节单词
• 'No. But I'll swear it was a name of two syllables.' “想不起。不过我可以发誓，它有两个音节。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

6 duplicate   

n.复制品；v.复写，使加倍；adj.复制的，二倍的

参考例句：

• The manager asks the secretary to duplicate the document.经理让秘书复印这份文件。
• This agreement is done in duplicate.本协议书一式两份。

7 alphabetical   

adj.字母（表）的，依字母顺序的

参考例句：

• Please arrange these books in alphabetical order.请把这些书按字母顺序整理一下。
• There is no need to maintain a strict alphabetical sequence.不必保持严格的字顺。

8 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

9 notorious   

adj.臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的

参考例句：

• He was notorious as a gambler.他是臭名昭著的赌徒。
• His short temper had become notorious.他的臭脾气是出了名的。