跟读练习: A2 English Listening Practice - Names - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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Hey everybody!
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Welcome to this A2 English listening practice video.
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You can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.
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Before we start, remember to download the Listening Time podcast,
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and if you want my specialized training to help you understand native speakers,
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Okay, today we're going to talk about names.
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This is a fun topic to talk about,
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especially with people from different countries.
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There are many different types of naming customs around the world.
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So let's talk a little bit about names in the US.
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Americans usually have three names which we call the first name,
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middle name, and last name.
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When people get married the wife usually takes her husband's last name and then if they they have kids,
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their children take the father's last name.
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One thing that I wanna note is that there are tons and tons of different names in the US.
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Obviously, every country has a wide variety of names,
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but it seems like in the US there are even more names.
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Of course, there are many traditional names that have been used in English for many centuries,
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and there are many biblical names that people give their children.
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But there are also many non-traditional names that people give their children.
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These names might come from other languages,
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or they might be variations of existing names,
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or they might be names that the parents invented.
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Parents can get very creative with children's names nowadays.
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Let me talk a little bit about naming customs in Mexico where I live.
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Here people have a first and a middle name,
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like in the US, but they have two last names.
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Their first last name is their father's last name,
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and their second last name is their mother's last name.
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So in general, Mexican names are longer than American names or names in other countries.
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When people get married in Mexico,
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the wife doesn't change her last name like in the US.
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She keeps both of her last names.
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And then if they have children,
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their children take their father's first last name and their mother's first last name.
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These two names become their two last names.
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So as you can see,
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the naming customs are pretty different in these two countries.
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And in other countries around the world,
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the naming customs might be completely different from Mexico or the US.
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Now let's talk a little bit about nicknames.
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These are names that people call other people that aren't their real names.
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There are certain names in different languages that have an accompanying nickname.
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For example, in English, people named Robert might be called Bob sometimes,
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and people named Matthew might be called Matt,
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and people named William might be called Bill.
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These are nicknames that are automatically associated with these names.
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However, many people give more personal nicknames to their friends or family members.
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And when people call you by your nickname it's often a sign that these people are close with you.
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They feel more comfortable with you and so they feel like they can call you by your nickname.
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I think this is the case in most countries.
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I had a couple different nicknames when I was young and I called some of my friends by their nicknames.
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How about you?
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Do you have a nickname?
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Okay that's all for today.
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Remember to download the Listening Time podcast
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and become a member at patreon.com listening time to receive my specialized training which will help you understand native speakers. And
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I'll see you next time.
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