Name: B1_L01_P23_Reading Plus
Uploaded: 2014-09-05T16:32:13.000Z
Duration: 1 min 50 s
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When you pick an English name for yourself,

The imperative

and make sure it goes well with your Chinese family name.

A name that sounds funny may cause problems.

It might not only embarrass you but also make communication difficult.

Leon Chang sounds like “you are dirty” in Chinese.

Names like these could certainly make you feel uncomfortable.

certain names may lead to misunderstanding.

The following joke shows how such names can make clear communication difficult.

(A Chinese woman at the counter in a Chinatown restaurant)

Clerk: Good evening, ma’am. May I have your name, please?

Clerk: Sorry, ma’am. There’s a long line of people   waiting right behind you. Don’t be funny. please.

Lady: No, I’m not Fang Ning. That’s my sister.

Lady: Sir, that’s my husband. He’s Joe King,   not me. You’re rude. What’s your name?

Clerk: Noel Wei! Are you satisfied’? Now tell me your name!

It seems hard for the clerk and the lady to really communicate.

So the next time you’re picking an English name for yourself,

and make sure that when you pronounce your English first name

it won’t sound like a different English word—

like Eve Ning, which sounds like “evening.”

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