【英语播客】EP.06｜"你不需要取英文名"：英语老师的回答

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【英语播客】EP.06｜"你不需要取英文名"：英语老师的回答有点意外 p01 双语字幕版 (P1)

发布于 2026-09-12 · 时长 21:27

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时间	英文	中文
0:00	Recently, I got a DM from somebody asking me what their English name should be, and	最近,我得到了一个DM 从某人问我 他们的英文名字应该是什么,
0:09	I loved receiving that DM.	我喜欢收到那个DM
0:11	I thought it was so cool that somebody would ask me, first of all, like, what an honour.	我觉得这很酷,所以有人问我, 首先,像,什么是荣誉。
0:19	But I thought that actually this whole idea of English names for English learners or people	但我想这其实是 整个英文名字的想法 对于英语学习者或人
0:26	speaking English as a second or third or fourth language was a really, really interesting	说英语是第二、第三、第四种语言 真的很有趣
0:33	topic actually, and that it would be a fun thing to explore on this podcast.	主题其实, 和这将是一个有趣的事情 探索在这个播客。
0:39	So today we are going to be asking the question, should you choose an English name?	那么今天我们要问一个问题, 你选一个英文名字吗?
0:46	Should you choose one?	你该选一个吗?
0:47	And if you do choose an English name, what should your English name be?	如果你选择了一个英文名字, 你的英文名字应该是什么?
0:55	Just to give a bit of a disclaimer as well before we get going, I am an English teacher,	在出发前,我还是个英语老师

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序号	英文	中文
1	Recently, I got a DM from somebody asking me what their English name should be, and	最近,我得到了一个DM 从某人问我 他们的英文名字应该是什么,
2	I loved receiving that DM.	我喜欢收到那个DM
3	I thought it was so cool that somebody would ask me, first of all, like, what an honour.	我觉得这很酷,所以有人问我, 首先,像,什么是荣誉。
4	But I thought that actually this whole idea of English names for English learners or people	但我想这其实是 整个英文名字的想法 对于英语学习者或人
5	speaking English as a second or third or fourth language was a really, really interesting	说英语是第二、第三、第四种语言 真的很有趣
6	topic actually, and that it would be a fun thing to explore on this podcast.	主题其实, 和这将是一个有趣的事情 探索在这个播客。
7	So today we are going to be asking the question, should you choose an English name?	那么今天我们要问一个问题, 你选一个英文名字吗?
8	Should you choose one?	你该选一个吗?
9	And if you do choose an English name, what should your English name be?	如果你选择了一个英文名字, 你的英文名字应该是什么?
10	Just to give a bit of a disclaimer as well before we get going, I am an English teacher,	在出发前,我还是个英语老师
11	so I am approaching this from the perspective of a teacher working with adult students who	所以我从一个老师的角度来看待这个 与成人学生合作
12	are learning English and are from different countries, okay?	正在学习英语 而且来自不同国家,好吗?
13	There will be people who have two names because they, you know, grew up in an English speaking	会有人有两个名字 因为他们,你知道, 在英语中长大
14	country, but they have, you know, two mother tongues and they maybe speak another language	但是他们有两种母语 可能还会说另一种语言
15	at home, so they have two names.	所以他们有两个名字
16	I'm not talking about that.	我不是在说这个
17	I'm just speaking about people who, you know, are maybe like in their 20s or 30s or 40s	我只是在说那些20、30、40岁的人
18	and are starting to use English quite a lot and are wondering if they should have an English	并且开始大量使用英语 并想知道他们是否应该有英语
19	name.	名称。
20	That is what we are going to be dealing with today.	这就是我们今天将要处理的问题。
21	This is obviously a bit of a difficult topic in some ways just because people choosing	在某些方面,这显然是一个有点困难的议题 只是因为人们选择
22	English names is often due to necessity or at least historically it came from necessity.	英文名称往往出于必要性,或至少历史上源自必要性。
23	People had to choose English names to try and assimilate basically, to try and avoid	人们不得不选择英文名字来尝试 基本上同化,尝试和避免
24	racism or bigotry or discrimination.	种族主义、偏见或歧视。
25	I just wanted to address that before I kind of carry on with this topic, but I'm looking	我只是想在继续讨论这个话题之前 讨论一下,但我正在寻找
26	at this just from the perspective of an English teacher and maybe you are thinking about choosing	从英语老师的角度来看 也许你在考虑选择
27	an English name, so what should we pick basically?	一个英文名字,那么我们基本上应该选什么?
28	What should we, and what should we avoid?	我们应当做什么,我们应当避免什么?
29	We're going to talk about that as well.	我们也得谈谈这个
30	You are listening to the English podcast.	你在听英国播客的节目
31	This is a podcast by me, Evie, to help English learners practice their listening comprehension	这是我播客,Evie,帮助英语学习者 练习他们的听力理解
32	while they do other things.	而他们做其他的事情。
33	So in this podcast, I speak a little bit slower in slightly, it's not simple English, but	所以在这个播客中,我说话稍微慢一点, 它不是简单的英语,但
34	I try and make it understandable so that you can drive your car or go to the gym or go	我试着让事情变得可以理解 这样你就可以开车去健身房或者去
35	to work and still understand what I'm saying.	还要明白我在说什么
36	If you would like a faster extension of this podcast, it is going to be available on my	如果你需要更快的扩展 这个播客, 它将会在我的
37	school, which I'm going to announce later in the video.	学校,我稍后会在视频中宣布
38	So just pretend I didn't say that for now and we'll come back to it.	所以现在假装我没这么说 我们会再来的
39	OK, so English names.	好,英文名字也一样
40	What is an English name?	英文名称是什么?
41	What are we actually talking about here?	我们到底在谈论什么?
42	So an English name is when somebody has a name in their mother tongue and they basically	所以,一个英文名字是 当某人有一个名字 在他们的母语 他们基本上
43	change their name in some way in order to facilitate English conversation, to make English	以某种方式更改名字,以便于英语对话,使英语
44	conversation or English speaking relationships easier.	对话或英语关系更容易。
45	This can really vary.	这真的会有所不同。
46	I think it can vary from simply anglicising your name, so changing your name to make it	我认为它可以不同 简单的放大你的名字, 所以改变你的名字使它
47	sound more similar to kind of English and English pronunciation, that's anglicising	听起来更像是英语和英语的发音, 即发音
48	your name, whereas some people will just completely choose a completely different name that sounds	你的名字,而有些人只是 完全选择一个完全不同的名字,听起来
49	completely different from their quote unquote real name, just because their real name is	完全不同于他们的引文 未引用的真名, 只是因为他们的真名是
50	kind of difficult for people to pronounce in English.	人们很难用英语发音
51	OK, that's what we're going to be talking about today.	好吧,这就是我们今天要谈论的。
52	So why do people do this?	那么,为什么人们这样做?
53	Why do people change their names when they are speaking English?	为什么人们在说英语时会改名?
54	People will decide to do this for a variety of reasons.	人们会出于各种原因决定这样做.
55	The one that I mentioned earlier is for assimilation or to avoid discrimination, basically.	我前面提到的基本上是为了同化或避免歧视。
56	Some people might do this in particular for when they're writing like CVs or attending	有些人可能这样做 尤其是当他们写 像CV或出席
57	job interviews, if they're worried about being discriminated against based on their race.	工作面试,如果他们担心受到基于种族的歧视。
58	Some people may decide to change their name.	有些人可能会决定改名.
59	Some people will also change their name just for fun.	有些人也会为了好玩而改名
60	You know, it's kind of fun to just pick a new name and have a new personality associated	你知道,只是选个新名字 和新人格相关是很有趣的
61	with that name.	与这个名字。
62	There's a really, really wonderful quote.	有一个非常,非常棒的引言。
63	I think it's from Charlemagne, which says to speak more than one language is to have	我认为这是来自查理曼, 它说要说 不止一种语言是拥有
64	more than one soul.	不止一个灵魂
65	To speak more than one language is to have more than one soul.	说一种以上语言就是拥有一种以上的灵魂.
66	So why not have more than one name, right?	那么为什么不有一个以上的名字,对不对?
67	The other reason, and I think this is probably the most common one, this is the most practical	另一个原因 我认为这可能是最常见的, 这是最实际的
68	reason as to why people will choose another name for when they speak English, is just	为何人们在说英语时会选择另一个名字,
69	because their name is difficult to pronounce for English speakers.	因为他们的名字很难为说英语的人发音。
70	And you know, that might be really annoying for you, or it might also make social interactions	你知道,这可能会令你非常烦恼, 或者它也可能使社交互动
71	a little bit more difficult.	有点困难。
72	I think all of us have been there.	我想我们都去过那里
73	We've all had this experience where you've met somebody and you've asked their name,	我们都有这种经历 你遇到过一个人 你问过他们的名字
74	and then you don't understand it.	然后,你不明白这一点。
75	So you say, oh, I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that.	所以,你说,哦,对不起, 我不太明白这一点。
76	And they say their name again, and you still don't know it.	他们再说一遍他们的名字,你还不知道
77	And you feel like you can't ask them again.	你感觉你不能再问他们了
78	I think all of us have had an experience like that.	我想我们都有过这样的经历
79	And it's really awkward.	这真的很尴尬。
80	And it makes it more difficult to kind of connect with that person if you're constantly	如果你一直这样 就会更难和那个人联系
81	thinking, oh, God, I can't remember what their name is.	我不记得他们的名字了
82	So if you're somebody that works in English, if you're somebody that is trying to really	如果你是用英语工作的人 如果你是想真正
83	create these strong relationships, yeah, that might be like a real issue for you.	创造这些牢固的关系,是的, 这也许是 一个真正的问题给你。
84	And it might be important that your name does not get in the way of your job or these interactions.	可能重要的是,你的名字不会妨碍你的工作或这些互动。
85	So that might be another reason for you to choose an English name.	这也许是你选择英文名字的另一个原因。
86	So I guess the next question would be then, do you need to choose a new name?	所以,我想下一个问题就是, 你需要选择一个新的名字吗?
87	Do you need to choose an English name?	您需要选择英文名称吗 ?
88	Honestly, my initial reaction when I hear this question is no, I don't think you need	老实说,我听到这个问题的最初反应是... 不,我认为你不需要
89	to choose an English name, but it will obviously depend on you and your situation and what	选择一个英文名字,但是这显然取决于你和你的处境和什么
90	you use English for and what you feel comfortable with as well.	你用英语做,你觉得舒服的。
91	The reason why I kind of immediately feel like no, you do not need an English name is	我立刻觉得不 你不需要英文名字
92	because I think most people would prefer, like most English, I don't know if most English	因为我认为大多数人会喜欢, 像大多数英语一样, 我不知道如果大多数英语
93	binky people, but at least the people I have spoken to about this, English native speakers	但至少我和那些讲英语的人
94	I've spoken to about this, they would rather try and say your real name as opposed to	我已经谈过了 他们宁愿说出你的真名 而不是
95	using your English name because they think it is more respectful.	用你的英文名字 因为他们觉得这更尊重你
96	They want to make the effort to say your real name just because they feel like it's showing	他们想努力说出你的真名 只是因为他们觉得这显示
97	you respect.	你尊重我 你尊重我吗
98	And I really understand this because, you know, from my perspective, if I'm meeting	我真的理解这一点,因为,你知道, 从我的角度,如果我见面
99	somebody who has gone through hours and hours and hours and hours of learning English, you	一个人,经过 小时,小时,小时,小时 学习英语,你
100	know, they've made that effort, they've really, that's such an incredible thing to do.	你知道,他们已经做了这样的努力, 他们真的,这是 如此不可思议的事情做。
101	I feel embarrassed if I cannot take a few moments of my time to pronounce their name.	如果我不能花点时间宣布他们的名字,我感到尴尬。
102	It feels respectful.	感觉很尊重
103	So this is why if you meet a native speaker and you give them your real name, your name	所以,这就是为什么如果你遇到一个母语 并给他们你的真名,你的名字
104	in your native language, and you give them your English name, I promise you like 90%	用你的母语, 你给他们你的英文名字, 我保证你喜欢90%
105	of the time, that other person, that native speaker, that English speaker is going to	当时,另一个人,那个讲母语的人,那个讲英语的人
106	try and say your real name because they think it is more respectful.	试着说出你的真名 因为他们认为这更尊重你
107	And obviously, it's very kind.	很明显,这是非常好的。
108	Like, people are trying to be nice when they say your name and pronounce it wrong.	就像人们在试图友善地说出你的名字 并宣布它是错误的。
109	It doesn't make it suck any less.	它不会让它吸得更少。
110	Like, and I really think that's where this whole English name thing comes down to personal	喜欢,我真的认为这是 整个英文名字的事情 下来的个人
111	preference.	优先选择。
112	So really, I feel like you have three options.	所以真的,我觉得你有三个选择。
113	If you have a name that is maybe a bit difficult for people to pronounce, either you teach	如果你有一个名字,也许有点难 人们发音,要么你教
114	people how to say it correctly, in which case, I think you have to be somebody who is quite	人们如何正确地说, 在这种情况下,我认为你必须是一个 谁是相当
115	brave.	勇敢点
116	Like, you know, obviously, to continuously correct somebody on your name, that's so fine.	比如,你知道,很明显, 不断纠正某人在你的名字, 这太好。
117	It's completely acceptable and very, very fair to do.	这是完全可以接受的, 非常,非常公平。
118	But maybe in some situations, some business context, you might not feel comfortable correcting	但也许在某些情况下,一些商业环境, 你可能不觉得舒服纠正
119	a client, for example, on how to pronounce your name.	一个客户端,比如如何宣布你的名字。
120	But that is it's one option, maybe if you were at university or dealing with somebody	但是,这是一个选择,也许 如果你在大学 或者与某人打交道
121	more casually, like a language exchange.	更随意,像语言交换。
122	The other option is to just anglicize your name.	另一种选择是只给您取个名字
123	So just accept that it's going to change.	所以接受它会改变。
124	Your name will change as it takes on a different pronunciation.	你的名字会随着不同的发音而改变.
125	Personally, that's what I do in Spanish.	就我个人而言,那是我用西班牙语做的。
126	And it's also what my Spanish friends do in English.	这也是我的西班牙朋友用英语做的.
127	So my name is Evie.	我叫艾维
128	And this letter V just doesn't exist in Spanish.	而这个字母V只是不存在西班牙语.
129	So when I speak Spanish, I will already kind of, I don't know the word for this, Spanish-asize.	所以当我说西班牙语时,我已经有点, 我不知道这个词,西班牙语大小。
130	I will like make my name kind of a bit more Spanish in my pronunciation.	我想在我的读音中 更写西班牙语
131	So I will say soy Evie, soy Evie, instead of I'm Evie.	所以我会说 酱油 Evie, 酱油 Evie, 而不是我 Evie。
132	So it goes from Evie to Evie, right?	所以它从伊维到伊维,对不对?
133	It's shorter.	其脉短.
134	Can you hear the difference?	你能听到区别吗?
135	Or my boyfriend, when he speaks English, he introduces himself as Javier, Javier, because	或者我的男朋友,当他说英语时, 他自我介绍为哈维尔,哈维尔,因为
136	this J that we have in Spanish doesn't exist in English.	这个用西班牙语写的J不是用英语写的
137	So he is not Javier.	所以他不是哈维尔。
138	他说我是Javier 对吧?
139	And same with a friend.	和一个朋友一样
140	I have a friend called, her Spanish name is Julia, but she goes by Julia.	我有个朋友叫茱莉亚 但她是茱莉亚
141	And other people call her Julia as well.	其他人也叫她茱莉亚
142	It kind of depends on how you want to anglicize your name.	这取决于你想怎样命名
143	But the reason why I mentioned this anglicizing thing is, yes, it is a mispronunciation,	但为什么我提到这个激动人心的东西 是,是的,这是一个错误的发音,
144	but also I think of it like this.	我也这样想
145	When you speak in a different language, your mouth kind of works in a different setting.	当你用另一种语言说话时,你的嘴在一种不同的场合工作.
146	So when I speak English, I speak right up here by my teeth.	所以当我说英语时,我用牙说话。
147	That's just how my accent is.	这就是我的口音。
148	That's kind of where the British accent sits a lot of the time, or at least the kind of	英国口音经常坐在那里 至少是那种
149	it's all at the front by my teeth.	它都在我的牙齿前面。
150	But when I speak Spanish, I speak further back in my mouth.	但是当我说西班牙语时,我又在嘴里说得更清楚。
151	So it's actually awkward for me to say, I'm going to use my boyfriend's name as the example.	所以,实际上尴尬的是我说,我要用我男朋友的名字作为例子.
152	If I was to say, or let me use correct grammar.	如果我说,或者让我使用正确的语法。
153	If I were to say, oh, me and Javier are going to go to the shops later.	如果我说,哦,我和Javier 以后要去商店。
154	You know, like I have to change the way that my mouth is moving.	就像我必须改变我的嘴在动的样子
155	It feels more comfortable just to say, oh, me and Javier are going to the shops later.	我和Javier待会去店里
156	It just feels a bit easier.	它只是感觉有点容易。
157	And this is kind of anglicizing your name, I suppose, which I think is honestly a good option,	这有点夸张了你的名字,我想, 这其实是一个很好的选择,
158	especially nowadays, native speakers, many native speakers will feel like they're being	特别是现在,讲母语的人, 许多讲母语的人会觉得他们是
159	more respectful to you.	对你更尊重
160	But also you can hopefully avoid some of that kind of awkward back and forth where somebody's	但也有希望可以避免那种尴尬的前后
161	going, sorry, can you just say it again?	对不起,你能不能再说一遍?
162	Because they can't understand the they can't imagine how to make those sounds in their	因为他们无法理解 他们无法想象 如何在他们的声音
163	mouth, if that makes sense.	嘴,如果这有道理。
164	That being said, not everybody likes to hear their name being mispronounced.	这么说吧,不是每个人都喜欢听到自己的名字被误传。
165	And I would honestly be a hypocrite if I said that I was not bothered by it as well.	老实说,如果我说,我没有被它困扰。
166	So I go by Evie and I actually don't mind if, you know, sometimes like some Koreans	所以我去Evie,其实我不介意 有时像一些韩国人
167	will call me Evie, which is fine.	叫我伊维就行了
168	I don't mind that at all.	我一点也不介意
169	And some Spanish people call me Evie and I don't mind that either.	有些西班牙人叫我艾维 我也不介意
170	But my real name, quote unquote, like my we call it in the UK Christian name, it's like	但是,我的真名,引用未引文, 就像我用英国基督教的名字,它就像
171	my formal first name is Eve, Eve, right?	我的正式名字是夏娃,夏娃,对不对?
172	Like the English version of the Bible, Eve.	如英文版的圣经,Eve.
173	And I was known as Eve my whole life.	我这一辈子都叫夏娃
174	And then I kept noticing that some people would mispronounce it, like English speakers	之后我一直注意到,有人会误读,比如说英语
175	would mispronounce my name and say Eve, Eve with an F. And I hated it so much that I changed	说夏娃和F 我恨得我变了
176	my name, which is why I now go by Evie.	我的名字,这就是为什么我现在去Evie。
177	And I absolutely never, ever, ever get called Eve except by the doctor.	除了医生,我绝对不会叫夏娃
178	And now I hate it.	现在我讨厌它。
179	Like, I hate being called Eve unless it's like family, like people who've known me	喜欢,我讨厌被称为夏娃 除非它像家庭, 像人们谁认识我
180	forever, basically.	基本上永远
181	So if you are somebody that just dislikes hearing your name mispronounced, if it makes	所以如果你只是不喜欢听到 你的名字被误传,
182	you like cringe, if it makes you go like, oh, it makes you cringe, then honestly, there's	你喜欢克林格,如果它让你去 像,哦,它让你克林格,然后说实话,有
183	nothing wrong with choosing an English name.	选择英文名字没有问题。
184	It's also kind of fun.	亦有种乐.
185	So if you want to do that, I wanted to give you some kind of suggestions as to what names	所以,如果你想这样做, 我想给你一些建议 关于什么名字
186	to choose or what names to avoid as well.	也可以选择什么名字
187	The first thing I will say is that English names have absolutely no meaning most of the	首先我要说的是,英文名字绝对没有意义
188	time.	时间。
189	You very, very rarely will meet somebody who has like a family name.	你很少见到像姓的人
190	Often English names will be, sometimes English names will be historic.	英文名字常常是,有时英文名字是历史性的。
191	A lot of them are from the Bible.	其中许多是圣经里写的
192	Lots of people have like biblical names or kind of traditional names like this, but we	很多人都喜欢圣经上的名字 或这种传统的名字 但我们
193	don't have any kind of meaning behind our names.	我们名字后面没有任何意义
194	Or if we do, most people don't know it.	或者,如果我们这样做,大多数人不知道它。
195	Like I don't know what Evie means.	就像我不知道Evie是什么意思一样
196	I don't know what like Thomas means.	我不知道托马斯是什么意思
197	I don't know.	师曰.
198	People just have names and we don't really think about the meaning.	人们只是有名字 而我们并不真正思考意义。
199	So you really can just choose a name based on vibes, basically, just based on do I like	所以,你真的可以只是选择一个名字 基于氛围,基本上,只是基于我喜欢
200	the sound of it?	它的声音?
201	I'm going to go over like a few things that I would avoid because I see these things online	我要像一些事情一样过去,我会避免的 因为我在网上看到这些事情
202	all the time.	所有的时间。
203	I would personally avoid any name from Harry Potter.	我个人会避开哈利波特的名字
204	You can maybe you can use Harry, but don't go for Neville.	你也许可以使用哈利,但不要去纳维尔。
205	Don't go for Cedric.	别去塞德里克。
206	Don't go for Hermione.	别去找赫敏
207	All of the names in Harry Potter are like very, very unique, or at least most of the	哈利波特的所有名字都像非常,非常独特,或者至少大多数
208	names in Harry Potter are very, very unique and people really associate them with Harry	哈利波特的名字非常非常独特 人们真的把它们和哈利联系起来
209	Potter.	波特 波特 波特 波特 波特 波特 波特
210	So if you say, oh, my name is Neville, everyone is going to know that you got it from Harry	所以,如果你说,哦,我的名字是纳维尔, 每个人都会知道,你得到了它从哈利
211	Potter because you never really hear that name.	波特,因为你从没听说过这个名字
212	If you know what I mean, I also would avoid choosing a name based off a movie.	如果你明白我的意思 我也会避免从电影中选一个名字
213	I know this is something that people recommend all the time.	我知道这是人们常推荐的
214	And I think if you do choose a name from a movie, just make sure the character is your	我认为如果你从电影中选一个名字, 只要确保角色是你的
215	age and that it's a contemporary film.	这是一部当代电影
216	The reason why I say this is I have met so many people who are like in their 20s who	我之所以这么说 是因为我见过很多像20多岁的人
217	have the name of like a dad or a mum, which is fine.	有个像爸爸或妈妈的名字,没关系。
218	It's fine.	没事
219	Like there's nothing wrong with that.	如是无碍.
220	But it always is a bit like, oh, that's my that's my grandpa's name.	但它总是有点像, 哦,这是我的爷爷的名字。
221	So you know, for example, these really these great, they're great movies from like the	所以,你知道,例如, 这些真的这些伟大的, 他们是伟大的电影 从像
222	90s or the 80s and things.	90年代或者80年代之类的
223	But I would just be careful of choosing that name if you are like a young person, because	但我会小心地选择这个名字 如果你是一个年轻人,因为
224	it might be a name from a completely different generation.	可能是一个完全不同的一代人的名字
225	That's just not super common anymore, if that makes sense.	这已经不是太常见了 如果有道理的话
226	And the other one I'm going to say, and this is controversial, a lot of people online will	我要说的另一句,这是有争议的, 很多人在网上会
227	say if you're choosing a name, go to the year that you were born and go to the most common	说如果你选择了一个名字, 去你出生的那年, 去最常见的
228	name list.	名称列表。
229	And you know what?	你知道吗?
230	I would avoid that because normally the most common names on the baby name list are like	我会避免,因为通常婴儿名字列表上最常见的名字就像
231	boring.	无聊
232	Like those will be the most common generic boring names a lot of the time.	像那些会是最常见的 通用无聊的名字很多时候。
233	And I'm saying that as an Eevee, like my name is literally on the most common name list	而我说作为一个Eevee, 像我的名字字面上 在最常见的名字列表
234	for like 2025 or something.	2025年之类的
235	And I always think it's sometimes funny when you meet somebody who is clearly	我总觉得有时会很有趣 当你遇到一个很明显的人
236	such an amazing, interesting, well-travelled and intelligent person, which you are, if	如此惊人,有趣, 旅行良好,聪明的人, 如果你是。
237	you can understand me, then you are bilingual at least.	你可以理解我, 那你至少是双语。
238	If you are living abroad or working in this big international company, clearly you're	如果你住在国外或在这个国际大公司工作,显然你
239	a very, very interesting and capable person.	一个非常,非常有趣和有能力的人。
240	And then someone will have a really, really boring name and it doesn't match this super	然后有人会有一个非常, 非常无聊的名字 它不符合这个超级
241	intelligent, wonderful person.	聪明,好人
242	So, you know, the common list is fine, but I think we could probably do better, you know?	所以,你知道,共同列表是好的, 但我想我们可能可以做的更好,你知道吗?
243	In terms of like exactly how I would choose a name and things like this, I think I personally	确切地说,我如何选择 名字和类似的事情, 我想我个人
244	would anglicise my name first or maybe alter the pronunciation and things a little bit.	或可能改变发音和事物
245	Anyway, I hope that kind of answered a few questions on English names for you.	不管怎么样,我希望这种 回答几个关于英文名字的问题。
246	I am now going to go and film an extension to this podcast where I'm going to speak	我现在要去拍摄一个扩展 给播客,我要去说话
247	on the exact same topic.	同样的话题。
248	So I'm going to talk about English names, but I'm going to record it speaking normally.	所以我要谈英文名字, 但我要记录它正常的演讲。
249	So I'm going to speak at native speed and this video is going to be available on my	所以我要以本地速度说话 这段视频将会在我的
250	school community called Eevee's English Club.	学校社区叫Eevee的英语俱乐部。
251	This is actually the very, very first time that I have opened this.	这是我第一次打开这个
252	It's brand new and I thought it would be a good alternative to kind of buy me a coffee	这是全新的,我想这将是一个很好的替代办法 那种给我买咖啡
253	or Patreon because by having a school, I can really give you guys some more structured	或帕特伦 因为有学校,我可以给你们一些更有结构的
254	content.	内容。
255	Lots of people have been asking me about courses and things as well.	很多人也在问我课程和问题
256	So I thought that my school would be a really good place to have all of that if you want	所以我想,我的学校会是一个非常好的地方 拥有这一切,如果你想
257	it basically.	基本上是这样
258	All of the content there is designed for intermediate learners to help them reach an	所有内容都为中学生设计,帮助他们达到
259	advanced level.	高级水平。
260	So if you would like to listen to that, I would love to see you there.	如果你愿意听的话,我很想在那里见到你。
261	In the extension, I'm going to tell you exactly how I would choose an English name.	在扩展部分,我要告诉你 我如何选择一个英文名字。
262	Exactly how I would do it.	我会怎么做呢?
263	And also I'm going to give you a framework for if you are a business person or somebody	我也会给你一个框架 如果你是商人或某个人
264	who works with English, I'm going to give you a few things that you can say and things	与英语合作,我给你一些东西 你可以说和事情
265	that you can do to make introducing yourself and sharing your name a little bit easier.	你可以做 介绍自己 和分享你的名字一点点容易。
266	I have tried to set the school at a fair price.	我试图以公平的价格设置学校。
267	So I've priced it lower than all of the other schools that are there.	所以我比其他学校都低价
268	But I'm trying to match them in terms of the content that I produce.	但我在制作的内容方面试图与它们相匹配.
269	It is also priced lower than all of the apps and things.	价格也低于所有应用软件和东西。
270	So it's priced lower than all of the big language learning platforms.	因此其价格低于所有大型语言学习平台.
271	But yeah, really guys, just thank you so much for your support as always.	但是,真的,伙计们, 只是非常感谢你的支持 一如既往。
272	I will link my school in the description if you would like to listen to the native speed	我把我的学校连在描述上 如果你愿意听 本地速度
273	extension.	扩展。
274	And I look forward to seeing you in the next video.	我期待着在下一个视频中看到你。
275	Bye.	再见。

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P2 · 【英语播客】EP.06｜"你不需要取英文名"：英语老师的回答有点意外 p02 英文字幕版 (P2)

【英语播客】EP.06｜"你不需要取英文名"：英语老师的回答有点意外 p02 英文字幕版 (P2)

发布于 2026-09-12 · 时长 21:27

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时间	英文	中文
0:00	Recently, I got a DM from somebody asking me what their English name should be, and	最近,我得到了一个DM 从某人问我 他们的英文名字应该是什么,
0:09	I loved receiving that DM.	我喜欢收到那个DM
0:11	I thought it was so cool that somebody would ask me, first of all, like, what an honour.	我觉得这很酷,所以有人问我, 首先,像,什么是荣誉。
0:19	But I thought that actually this whole idea of English names for English learners or people	但我想这其实是 整个英文名字的想法 对于英语学习者或人
0:26	speaking English as a second or third or fourth language was a really, really interesting	说英语是第二、第三、第四种语言 真的很有趣
0:33	topic actually, and that it would be a fun thing to explore on this podcast.	主题其实, 和这将是一个有趣的事情 探索在这个播客。
0:39	So today we are going to be asking the question, should you choose an English name?	那么今天我们要问一个问题, 你选一个英文名字吗?
0:46	Should you choose one?	你该选一个吗?
0:47	And if you do choose an English name, what should your English name be?	如果你选择了一个英文名字, 你的英文名字应该是什么?
0:55	Just to give a bit of a disclaimer as well before we get going, I am an English teacher,	在出发前,我还是个英语老师

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序号	英文	中文
1	Recently, I got a DM from somebody asking me what their English name should be, and	最近,我得到了一个DM 从某人问我 他们的英文名字应该是什么,
2	I loved receiving that DM.	我喜欢收到那个DM
3	I thought it was so cool that somebody would ask me, first of all, like, what an honour.	我觉得这很酷,所以有人问我, 首先,像,什么是荣誉。
4	But I thought that actually this whole idea of English names for English learners or people	但我想这其实是 整个英文名字的想法 对于英语学习者或人
5	speaking English as a second or third or fourth language was a really, really interesting	说英语是第二、第三、第四种语言 真的很有趣
6	topic actually, and that it would be a fun thing to explore on this podcast.	主题其实, 和这将是一个有趣的事情 探索在这个播客。
7	So today we are going to be asking the question, should you choose an English name?	那么今天我们要问一个问题, 你选一个英文名字吗?
8	Should you choose one?	你该选一个吗?
9	And if you do choose an English name, what should your English name be?	如果你选择了一个英文名字, 你的英文名字应该是什么?
10	Just to give a bit of a disclaimer as well before we get going, I am an English teacher,	在出发前,我还是个英语老师
11	so I am approaching this from the perspective of a teacher working with adult students who	所以我从一个老师的角度来看待这个 与成人学生合作
12	are learning English and are from different countries, okay?	正在学习英语 而且来自不同国家,好吗?
13	There will be people who have two names because they, you know, grew up in an English speaking	会有人有两个名字 因为他们,你知道, 在英语中长大
14	country, but they have, you know, two mother tongues and they maybe speak another language	但是他们有两种母语 可能还会说另一种语言
15	at home, so they have two names.	所以他们有两个名字
16	I'm not talking about that.	我不是在说这个
17	I'm just speaking about people who, you know, are maybe like in their 20s or 30s or 40s	我只是在说那些20、30、40岁的人
18	and are starting to use English quite a lot and are wondering if they should have an English	并且开始大量使用英语 并想知道他们是否应该有英语
19	name.	名称。
20	That is what we are going to be dealing with today.	这就是我们今天将要处理的问题。
21	This is obviously a bit of a difficult topic in some ways just because people choosing	在某些方面,这显然是一个有点困难的议题 只是因为人们选择
22	English names is often due to necessity or at least historically it came from necessity.	英文名称往往出于必要性,或至少历史上源自必要性。
23	People had to choose English names to try and assimilate basically, to try and avoid	人们不得不选择英文名字来尝试 基本上同化,尝试和避免
24	racism or bigotry or discrimination.	种族主义、偏见或歧视。
25	I just wanted to address that before I kind of carry on with this topic, but I'm looking	我只是想在继续讨论这个话题之前 讨论一下,但我正在寻找
26	at this just from the perspective of an English teacher and maybe you are thinking about choosing	从英语老师的角度来看 也许你在考虑选择
27	an English name, so what should we pick basically?	一个英文名字,那么我们基本上应该选什么?
28	What should we, and what should we avoid?	我们应当做什么,我们应当避免什么?
29	We're going to talk about that as well.	我们也得谈谈这个
30	You are listening to The English Podcast.	你听的是英国播客
31	This is a podcast by me, Evie, to help English learners practice their listening comprehension	这是我播客,Evie,帮助英语学习者 练习他们的听力理解
32	while they do other things.	而他们做其他的事情。
33	So in this podcast, I speak a little bit slower in slightly, it's not simple English, but	所以在这个播客中,我说话稍微慢一点, 它不是简单的英语,但
34	I try and make it understandable so that you can drive your car or go to the gym or go	我试着让事情变得可以理解 这样你就可以开车去健身房或者去
35	to work and still understand what I'm saying.	还要明白我在说什么
36	If you would like a faster extension of this podcast, it is going to be available on my	如果你需要更快的扩展 这个播客, 它将会在我的
37	school, which I'm going to announce later in the video, so just pretend I didn't say	学校,我稍后会在视频中宣布, 所以假装我没说
38	that for now and we'll come back to it, okay?	现在,我们会回来的,好吗?
39	So English names.	所以英语的名字。
40	What is an English name?	英文名称是什么?
41	What are we actually talking about here?	我们到底在谈论什么?
42	So an English name is when somebody has a name in their mother tongue and they basically	所以,一个英文名字是 当某人有一个名字 在他们的母语 他们基本上
43	change their name in some way in order to facilitate English conversation, to make English	以某种方式更改名字,以便于英语对话,使英语
44	conversation or English speaking relationships easier.	对话或英语关系更容易。
45	This can really vary, I think it can vary from simply anglicising your name, so changing	这真的可以不同,我觉得它可以不同 从简单的调用你的名字, 所以改变
46	your name to make it sound more similar to kind of English and English pronunciation,	名字听起来更像英语和英语发音
47	that's anglicising your name, whereas some people will just completely choose a completely	这是在刺激你的名字, 而有些人会完全选择一个完全
48	different name that sounds completely different from their quote unquote real name, just because	不同的名字,听起来完全不同 他们引用的未引用的真名, 只是因为
49	their real name is kind of difficult for people to pronounce in English, okay?	他们的真名很难用英语发音 好吗?
50	That's what we're going to be talking about today.	今所论者.
51	So why do people do this?	那么,为什么人们这样做?
52	Why do people change their names when they are speaking English?	为什么人们在说英语时会改名?
53	People will decide to do this for a variety of reasons.	人们会出于各种原因决定这样做.
54	The one that I mentioned earlier is for assimilation or to avoid discrimination basically.	我前面提到的是同化或基本上避免歧视。
55	Some people might do this in particular for when they're writing like CVs or attending	有些人可能这样做 尤其是当他们写 像CV或出席
56	job interviews.	工作面试。
57	If they're worried about being discriminated against based on their race, some people may	如果他们担心受到基于种族的歧视,有些人可能会
58	decide to change their name.	决定改名
59	Some people will also change their name just for fun.	有些人也会为了好玩而改名
60	You know, it's kind of fun to just pick a new name and have a new personality associated	你知道,只是选个新名字 和新人格相关是很有趣的
61	with that name.	与这个名字。
62	There's a really, really wonderful quote.	有一个非常,非常棒的引言。
63	I think it's from Charlemagne, which says to speak more than one language is to have	我认为这是来自查理曼, 它说要说 不止一种语言是拥有
64	more than one soul.	不止一个灵魂
65	To speak more than one language is to have more than one soul.	说一种以上语言就是拥有一种以上的灵魂.
66	So why not have more than one name, right?	那么为什么不有一个以上的名字,对不对?
67	The other reason, and I think this is probably the most common one.	另一个原因 我认为这可能是最常见的原因
68	This is the most practical reason as to why people will choose another name for when they	这是人们为什么选择另一个名字时最实际的原因
69	speak English is just because their name is difficult to pronounce for English speakers.	说英语只是因为他们的名字很难为说英语的人发音。
70	And you know, that might be really annoying for you, or it might also make social interactions	你知道,这可能会令你非常烦恼, 或者它也可能使社交互动
71	a little bit more difficult.	有点困难。
72	I think all of us have been there.	我想我们都去过那里
73	We've all had this experience where you've met somebody and you've asked their name and	我们都有过这样的经历 你遇见了一个人 你问了他们的名字
74	then you don't understand it.	那你就不明白这一点了
75	So you say, oh, I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that.	所以,你说,哦,对不起, 我不太明白这一点。
76	And they say their name again and you still don't know it.	他们再说一遍他们的名字,你还是不知道
77	And you feel like you can't ask them again.	你感觉你不能再问他们了
78	I think all of us have had an experience like that and it's really awkward.	我想我们每个人都有过这样的经历 真的很尴尬
79	And it's, it makes it, it makes it more difficult to kind of connect with that person if you're	它,它使得它, 它使更难 那种连接 与那个人 如果你是
80	constantly thinking, oh God, I can't remember what their name is.	不停地想,哦,上帝, 我不记得他们的名字是什么。
81	So if you're somebody that works in English, if you're somebody that is trying to really	如果你是用英语工作的人 如果你是想真正
82	create these strong relationships, yeah, that might be like a real issue for you.	创造这些牢固的关系,是的, 这也许是 一个真正的问题给你。
83	And it might be important that your name does not get in the way of your job or these interactions.	可能重要的是,你的名字不会妨碍你的工作或这些互动。
84	So that might be another reason for you to choose an English name.	这也许是你选择英文名字的另一个原因。
85	So I guess the next question would be then, do you need to choose a new name?	所以,我想下一个问题就是, 你需要选择一个新的名字吗?
86	Do you need to choose an English name?	您需要选择英文名称吗 ?
87	Honestly, my initial reaction when I hear this question is no, I don't think you need	老实说,我听到这个问题的最初反应是... 不,我认为你不需要
88	to choose an English name, but it will obviously depend on you and your situation and what	选择一个英文名字,但是这显然取决于你和你的处境和什么
89	you use English for and what you feel comfortable with as well.	你用英语做,你觉得舒服的。
90	The reason why I kind of immediately feel like no, you do not need an English name is	我立刻觉得不 你不需要英文名字
91	because I think most people would prefer, like most English, I don't know if most English	因为我认为大多数人会喜欢, 像大多数英语一样, 我不知道如果大多数英语
92	people, but at least the people I have spoken to about this, English native speakers I've	但至少我和那些讲英语的人
93	spoken to about this, they would rather try and say your real name as opposed to using	他们宁愿说出你的真名 也不愿用
94	your English name because they think it is more respectful.	你的英文名字是因为他们觉得更尊重
95	They want to make the effort to say your real name just because they feel like it's showing	他们想努力说出你的真名 只是因为他们觉得这显示
96	And I really understand this because, you know, from my perspective, if I'm meeting	我真的理解这一点,因为,你知道, 从我的角度,如果我见面
97	somebody who has gone through hours and hours and hours and hours of learning English, you	一个人,经过 小时,小时,小时,小时 学习英语,你
98	know, they've made that effort, they've really, that's such an incredible thing to do.	你知道,他们已经做了这样的努力, 他们真的,这是 如此不可思议的事情做。
99	I feel embarrassed if I cannot take a few moments of my time to pronounce their name.	如果我不能花点时间宣布他们的名字,我感到尴尬。
100	It feels respectful.	感觉很尊重
101	So this is why if you meet a native speaker and you give them your real name, your name	所以,这就是为什么如果你遇到一个母语 并给他们你的真名,你的名字
102	in your native language, and you give them your English name, I promise you like 90%	用你的母语, 你给他们你的英文名字, 我保证你喜欢90%
103	of the time that other person, that native speaker, that English speaker is going to	说英语的人
104	try and say your real name because they think it is more respectful.	试着说出你的真名 因为他们认为这更尊重你
105	And obviously, it's very kind.	很明显,这是非常好的。
106	Like people are trying to be nice when they say your name and pronounce it wrong.	就像人们在试图善待 当他们说出你的名字 并发音错误。
107	It doesn't make it suck any less, like, and I really think that's where this whole English	它不会让它吸得更少,喜欢, 我真的认为这是 整个英语
108	name thing comes down to personal preference.	名字从个人喜好开始
109	So really, I feel like you have three options if you have a name that is maybe a bit difficult	所以,真的,我觉得你有三种选择 如果你有一个名字也许有点困难
110	for people to pronounce.	让人们发音。
111	Either you teach people how to say it correctly, in which case, I think you have to be somebody	你要么教人们如何正确说,在这种情况下,我认为你必须成为某个人
112	who is quite brave, like, you know, obviously, to continuously correct somebody on your name,	谁相当勇敢, 像,你知道,很明显, 不断纠正某人 在你的名字,
113	that's so fine.	这很好。
114	It's completely acceptable and very, very fair to do.	这是完全可以接受的, 非常,非常公平。
115	But maybe in some situations, some business context, you might not feel comfortable correcting	但也许在某些情况下,一些商业环境, 你可能不觉得舒服纠正
116	a client, for example, on how to pronounce your name.	一个客户端,比如如何宣布你的名字。
117	But that is, it's one option.	但是,这是一个选择。
118	Maybe if you were at university or dealing with somebody more casually, like a language	也许,如果你在大学 或者处理的人更随意, 像一种语言
119	exchange, the other option is to just anglicise your name.	交换,另一个选项是只给您取一个名字。
120	So just accept that it's going to change.	所以接受它会改变。
121	Your name will change as it takes on a different pronunciation.	你的名字会随着不同的发音而改变.
122	Personally, that's what I do in Spanish, and it's also what my Spanish friends do in English.	个人来说,这就是我用西班牙语做的,也是我的西班牙朋友用英语做的.
123	So my name is Eevee, and this letter V just doesn't exist in Spanish.	所以我的名字是Eevee, 这个字母V只是不存在西班牙语。
124	So when I speak Spanish, I will already kind of, I don't know the word for this, Spanish-a-size.	所以当我说西班牙语时,我已经有点, 我不知道这个词,西班牙语大小。
125	I will like make my name kind of a bit more Spanish in my pronunciation.	我想在我的读音中 更写西班牙语
126	所以我会说,Soy Eevee,Soy Eevee, 而不是我Eevee。
127	所以它从Eevee到Eevee,对不对?
128	It's shorter.	其脉短.
129	Can you hear the difference?	你能听到区别吗?
130	Or my boyfriend, when he speaks English, he introduces himself as Javier, Javier.	或者我的男朋友,当他说英语时, 他自我介绍为哈维尔,哈维尔。
131	Because this J that we have in Spanish doesn't exist in English.	因为这个J在西班牙语中并不存在英语.
132	So he is not Javier.	所以他不是哈维尔。
133	He says, I am Javier, right?	他说,我是哈维尔,对不对?
134	And same with a friend.	和一个朋友一样
135	I have a friend called, her Spanish name is Julia, but she goes by Julia.	我有个朋友叫茱莉亚 但她是茱莉亚
136	Um, and other people call her Julia as well.	其他人也叫她茱莉亚
137	It kind of depends on how you want to anglicize your name.	这取决于你想怎样命名
138	Um, but the reason why I mentioned this anglicizing thing is yes, it is a mispronunciation.	嗯,但为什么我提到这个激动人心的东西 是,这是一个错误的发音。
139	But also I think of it like this.	但我也这样想
140	When you speak in a different language, your mouth kind of works in a different setting.	当你用另一种语言说话时,你的嘴在一种不同的场合工作.
141	So when I speak English, I speak right up here by my teeth.	所以当我说英语时,我用牙说话。
142	That's just how my accent is.	这就是我的口音。
143	That's kind of where the British accent sits a lot of the time,	英国口音经常坐在那里
144	or at least the kind of Southern English accent.	或至少那种南方英语口音。
145	It's all at the front by my teeth.	都在我的牙齿前面
146	But when I speak Spanish, I speak further back in my mouth.	但是当我说西班牙语时,我又在嘴里说得更清楚。
147	So it's actually awkward for me to say, I'm going to use my boyfriend's name as the example.	所以,实际上尴尬的是我说,我要用我男朋友的名字作为例子.
148	If I was to say, or let me use correct grammar.	如果我说,或者让我使用正确的语法。
149	If I were to say, oh, me and Javier are going to go to the shops later.	如果我说,哦,我和Javier 以后要去商店。
150	You know, like I have to change the way that my mouth is, is moving.	你知道,就像我必须改变 我嘴的方式,正在移动。
151	It feels more comfortable just to say, oh, me and Javier are going to the shops later.	我和Javier待会去店里
152	It, it just feels a bit easier.	它只是感觉有点容易。
153	And this is kind of anglicizing your name, I suppose.	这有点夸张你的名字,我想。
154	Which I think is, is honestly a good option.	我认为,这是一个很好的选择。
155	Especially nowadays, native speakers,	特别是现在,本地人,
156	many native speakers will feel like they're being more respectful to you.	许多讲母语的人会觉得他们更尊重你
157	But also you can hopefully avoid some of that kind of awkward back and forth	但你也可以避免那种尴尬的前后
158	where somebody is going, sorry, can you just say it again?	对不起,你能再说一遍吗?
159	Because they can't understand the, they can't imagine how to make those	因为他们无法理解, 他们无法想象如何制造这些
160	sounds in their mouth, if that makes sense.	他们嘴里的声音,如果有道理的话。
161	That being said, not everybody likes to hear their name being mispronounced.	这么说吧,不是每个人都喜欢听到自己的名字被误传。
162	And I would honestly be a hypocrite if I said that I was not bothered by it as well.	老实说,如果我说,我没有被它困扰。
163	So I go by Evie.	所以我去伊维。
164	And I actually don't mind if, you know, sometimes like some Koreans will call me Evie,	其实我不介意,如果,你知道, 有时像一些韩国人会叫我Evie,
165	which is fine.	没关系
166	I don't mind that at all.	我一点也不介意
167	And some Spanish people call me Evie and I don't mind that either.	有些西班牙人叫我艾维 我也不介意
168	But my real name, quote unquote, like my, we call it in the UK Christian name.	但我的真名,引用未引文, 和我一样,我们用英国基督教的名字称呼它。
169	It's like my formal first name is Eve, Eve, right?	这就像我的正式名字是夏娃,夏娃,对不对?
170	Like the English version of the Bible, Eve.	如英文版的圣经,Eve.
171	And I was known as Eve my whole life.	我这一辈子都叫夏娃
172	And then I kept noticing that some people would mispronounce it,	然后我一直注意到有些人会误发
173	like English speakers would mispronounce my name and say Eve, Eve with an F.	比如说英语的人会误写我的名字 然后说夏娃,夏娃和一个F
174	And I hated it so much that I changed my name, which is why I now go by Evie.	我非常讨厌它,所以我改了名字, 这就是为什么我现在去Evie。
175	And I absolutely never, ever, ever get called Eve except by the doctor.	除了医生,我绝对不会叫夏娃
176	And now I hate it.	现在我讨厌它。
177	Like I hate being called Eve unless it's like family, like people who've known me	就像我讨厌被叫夏娃 除非它像家人一样 像认识我的人
178	forever, basically.	基本上永远
179	So if you are somebody that just dislikes hearing your name mispronounced,	如果你只是不喜欢听到你的名字被误传的话
180	if it makes you like cringe, if it makes you go like, ugh, it makes you cringe,	如果它让你喜欢克林格, 如果它让你去,呃, 它让你克林格,
181	then honesty, there's nothing wrong with choosing an English name.	老实说,选择一个英文名字没有问题
182	It's also kind of fun.	亦有种乐.
183	So if you want to do that, I wanted to give you some kind of suggestions as to what names to	所以,如果你想这样做, 我想给你一些建议 关于什么名字
184	choose or what names to avoid as well.	也可以选择什么名字来避免。
185	The first thing I will say is that English names have absolutely no meaning most of the time.	我首先要说的是,英文名字在大部分时间都没有任何意义。
186	You very, very rarely will meet somebody who has like a family name.	你很少见到像姓的人
187	Often English names will be, sometimes English names will be historic.	英文名字常常是,有时英文名字是历史性的。
188	A lot of them are from the Bible.	其中许多是圣经里写的
189	Lots of people have like biblical names or kind of traditional names like this,	很多人都喜欢圣经名字 或这种传统名字
190	but we don't have any kind of meaning behind our names.	但我们名字后面没有任何意义
191	Or if we do, most people don't know it.	或者,如果我们这样做,大多数人不知道它。
192	Like I don't know what Evie means.	就像我不知道Evie是什么意思一样
193	I don't know what like Thomas means.	我不知道托马斯是什么意思
194	I don't know.	师曰.
195	People just have names and we don't really think about the meaning.	人们只是有名字 而我们并不真正思考意义。
196	So you really can just choose a name based on vibes, basically.	基本上你可以根据气氛选择一个名字。
197	Just based on, do I like the sound of it?	仅仅基于,我喜欢它的声音吗?
198	I'm gonna go over like a few things that I would avoid	我要像一些事情一样过去 我会避免
199	because I see these things online all the time.	因为我经常在网上看到这些东西
200	I would personally avoid any name from Harry Potter.	我个人会避开哈利波特的名字
201	You can maybe, you can use Harry, but don't go for Neville,	也许你可以,你可以使用哈里, 但不要去内维尔,
202	don't go for Cedric, don't go for Hermione.	别去找塞德里克 别找赫敏
203	All of the names in Harry Potter are like very, very unique,	哈利波特所有的名字都像非常,非常独特的,
204	or at least most of the names in Harry Potter are very, very unique	或至少大部分的名字 在哈利波特是非常,非常独特的
205	and people really associate them with Harry Potter.	人们把他们和哈利波特联系起来
206	So if you say, oh, my name is Neville,	所以,如果你说,哦,我的名字是内维尔,
207	everyone is gonna know that you got it from Harry Potter	大家都知道你从哈利波特那里得到的
208	because you never really hear that name,	因为你从来没有听说过这个名字,
209	if you know what I mean.	你知道我的意思吗?
210	I also would avoid choosing a name based off a movie.	我也会避免从电影中选择一个名字
211	I know this is something that people recommend all the time	我知道这是人们常推荐的
212	and I think if you do choose a name from a movie,	我认为如果你从电影中选择了一个名字
213	just make sure the character is your age	只要确定角色是你的年龄
214	and that it's a contemporary film.	这是一部当代电影
215	The reason why I say this is I have met so many people	我之所以这么说 是因为我见过这么多人
216	who are in their 20s who have the name of a dad or a mum,	20多岁有爸爸或妈妈的名字
217	which is fine, it's fine, there's nothing wrong with that	没事,没事,没事的
218	but it always is a bit like, oh, that's my grandpa's name.	但它总是有点像, 哦,那是我爷爷的名字。
219	So for example, there are great movies from the 90s	比如说,90年代的好电影
220	or the 80s and things, but I would just be careful	或80年代的事情, 但我会只是小心
221	of choosing that name if you are a young person	选择这个名字 如果你是一个年轻人
222	because it might be a name	因为它可能是一个名字
223	from a completely different generation,	从一个完全不同的世代,
224	that's just not super common anymore, if that makes sense.	这已经不是太常见了 如果这有道理的话
225	And the other one I'm gonna say, and this is controversial,	而另一个我要说, 这是有争议的,
226	a lot of people online will say, if you're choosing a name,	很多人会说 如果你选择一个名字
227	go to the year that you were born	回到你出生的那一年
228	and go to the most common name list.	并转到最常见的名称列表。
229	And you know what, I would avoid that	你知道吗,我会避免的
230	because normally the most common names	因为通常最常见的名字
231	on the baby name list are like boring.	婴儿名单上的名字很无聊
232	Like those will be the most common generic boring names	像那些是最常见的通用无聊的名字
233	a lot of the time.	很多时候
234	And I'm saying that as an Eevee,	而我说作为一个Eevee,
235	like my name is literally on the most common name list	就像我的名字在最常见的名字名单上
236	for like 2025 or something.	2025年之类的
237	And I always think it's sometimes funny	我总觉得这有时很有趣
238	when you meet somebody who is clearly such an amazing	当你遇到一个显然如此神奇的人
239	interesting, well-travelled and intelligent person,	有趣,旅行愉快,聪明的人,
240	which you are, if you can understand me,	如果你能理解我的话
241	then you are bilingual at least.	那你至少是双语的
242	If you are living abroad or working	在国外生活或工作的人
243	in this big international company,	在这个大型国际公司,
244	clearly you're a very, very interesting and capable person	显然你是一个非常, 非常有趣和有能力的人
245	and then someone will have a really, really boring name	然后有人会有一个非常, 非常无聊的名字
246	and it doesn't match this super intelligent,	和它不匹配 这个超级智能,
247	wonderful person.	好样的
248	So, you know, the common list is fine,	所以,你知道, 共同列表是罚款,
249	but I think we could probably do better, you know?	但我认为我们可以做得更好,你知道吗?
250	In terms of like exactly how I would choose a name	确切地说,我如何选择一个名字
251	and things like this,	这样的事情,
252	I think I personally would anglicise my name first	我个人会先给自己取名
253	or maybe alter the pronunciation and things a little bit.	或可能改变发音 和事物一点点。
254	Anyway, I hope that kind of answered a few questions	无论如何,我希望这种 回答几个问题
255	on English names for you.	给您写英文名
256	I am now gonna go and film an extension to this podcast	我现在要去拍摄一个扩展 这个播客
257	where I'm going to speak on the exact same topic.	在那里,我要谈论 完全相同的话题。
258	So I'm going to talk about English names,	所以我要谈谈英文名字,
259	but I'm going to record it speaking normally.	但我会正常地记录下来
260	So I'm going to speak at native speed	所以我要用本地速度说话
261	and this video is going to be available	这段录像将会公布
262	on my school community called Evie's English Club.	在我的学校社区 被称为Evie的英语俱乐部。
263	This is actually the very, very first time	这其实是第一次
264	that I have opened this.	我打开了这个
265	It's brand new.	这是全新的。
266	And I thought it would be a good alternative	我认为这是个很好的选择
267	to kind of buy me a coffee or Patreon	来给我买杯咖啡或派崔恩
268	because by having a school,	因为有一个学校,
269	I can really give you guys some more structured content.	我可以给你们一些更有条理的内容
270	Lots of people have been asking me about courses	很多人问我课程
271	and things as well.	和事物一样。
272	So I thought that my school would be a really good place	所以我想,我的学校 会是一个非常好的地方
273	to have all of that if you want it, basically.	如果你想要的话,基本上就拥有所有的东西。
274	All of the content there is designed	里面所有的内容都是设计的
275	for intermediate learners	中学生
276	to help them reach an advanced level.	帮助他们达到高级水平。
277	So if you would like to listen to that,	所以如果你愿意听这个,
278	I would love to see you there.	我很想在那里见到你。
279	In the extension, I'm going to tell you	在扩展,我要告诉你
280	exactly how I would choose an English name,	我如何选择一个英文名字
281	exactly how I would do it.	我会怎么做呢?
282	And also I'm going to give you a framework	我也会给你一个框架
283	for if you are a business person	如果你是商人的话
284	or somebody who works with English,	或与英语合作的人,
285	I'm going to give you a few things that you can say	我有些话要跟你说
286	and things that you can do	以及你能够做的事情
287	to make introducing yourself	自我介绍
288	and sharing your name a little bit easier.	和分享你的名字有点容易。
289	I have tried to set the school at a fair price.	我试图以公平的价格设置学校。
290	So I've priced it lower than all of the other schools	我比其他学校都低价
291	that are there,	在那边,
292	but I'm trying to match them	但我想和他们匹配
293	in terms of the content that I produce.	就我制作的内容而言。
294	It is also priced lower than all of the apps and things.	价格也低于所有应用软件和东西。
295	So it's priced lower than all of the big	价钱比大都低
296	language learning platforms.	语言学习平台.
297	But yeah, really guys,	但是,是的,真的伙计们,
298	just thank you so much for your support as always.	谢谢你一如既往的支持
299	I will link my school in the description	我会把学校的描述联系起来
300	if you would like to listen to the native speed extension.	如果你愿意听本地速度扩展。
301	And I look forward to seeing you in the next video.	我期待着在下一个视频中看到你。
302	Bye.	再见。

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P3 · 【英语播客】EP.06｜"你不需要取英文名"：英语老师的回答有点意外 p03 原声无字幕 (P3)

【英语播客】EP.06｜"你不需要取英文名"：英语老师的回答有点意外 p03 原声无字幕 (P3)

发布于 2026-09-12 · 时长 21:27

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时间	英文	中文
0:00	Recently, I got a DM from somebody asking me what their English name should be, and	最近,我得到了一个DM 从某人问我 他们的英文名字应该是什么,
0:09	I loved receiving that DM.	我喜欢收到那个DM
0:11	I thought it was so cool that somebody would ask me, first of all, like, what an honour.	我觉得这很酷,所以有人问我, 首先,像,什么是荣誉。
0:19	But I thought that actually this whole idea of English names for English learners or people	但我想这其实是 整个英文名字的想法 对于英语学习者或人
0:26	speaking English as a second or third or fourth language was a really, really interesting	说英语是第二、第三、第四种语言 真的很有趣
0:33	topic actually, and that it would be a fun thing to explore on this podcast.	主题其实, 和这将是一个有趣的事情 探索在这个播客。
0:39	So today we are going to be asking the question, should you choose an English name?	那么今天我们要问一个问题, 你选一个英文名字吗?
0:46	Should you choose one?	你该选一个吗?
0:47	And if you do choose an English name, what should your English name be?	如果你选择了一个英文名字, 你的英文名字应该是什么?
0:55	Just to give a bit of a disclaimer as well before we get going, I am an English teacher,	在出发前,我还是个英语老师

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1	Recently, I got a DM from somebody asking me what their English name should be, and	最近,我得到了一个DM 从某人问我 他们的英文名字应该是什么,
2	I loved receiving that DM.	我喜欢收到那个DM
3	I thought it was so cool that somebody would ask me, first of all, like, what an honour.	我觉得这很酷,所以有人问我, 首先,像,什么是荣誉。
4	But I thought that actually this whole idea of English names for English learners or people	但我想这其实是 整个英文名字的想法 对于英语学习者或人
5	speaking English as a second or third or fourth language was a really, really interesting	说英语是第二、第三、第四种语言 真的很有趣
6	topic actually, and that it would be a fun thing to explore on this podcast.	主题其实, 和这将是一个有趣的事情 探索在这个播客。
7	So today we are going to be asking the question, should you choose an English name?	那么今天我们要问一个问题, 你选一个英文名字吗?
8	Should you choose one?	你该选一个吗?
9	And if you do choose an English name, what should your English name be?	如果你选择了一个英文名字, 你的英文名字应该是什么?
10	Just to give a bit of a disclaimer as well before we get going, I am an English teacher,	在出发前,我还是个英语老师
11	so I am approaching this from the perspective of a teacher working with adult students who	所以我从一个老师的角度来看待这个 与成人学生合作
12	are learning English and are from different countries, okay?	正在学习英语 而且来自不同国家,好吗?
13	There will be people who have two names because they, you know, grew up in an English speaking	会有人有两个名字 因为他们,你知道, 在英语中长大
14	country, but they have, you know, two mother tongues and they maybe speak another language	但是他们有两种母语 可能还会说另一种语言
15	at home, so they have two names.	所以他们有两个名字
16	I'm not talking about that.	我不是在说这个
17	I'm just speaking about people who, you know, are maybe like in their 20s or 30s or 40s	我只是在说那些20、30、40岁的人
18	and are starting to use English quite a lot and are wondering if they should have an English	并且开始大量使用英语 并想知道他们是否应该有英语
19	name.	名称。
20	That is what we are going to be dealing with today.	这就是我们今天将要处理的问题。
21	This is obviously a bit of a difficult topic in some ways just because people choosing	在某些方面,这显然是一个有点困难的议题 只是因为人们选择
22	English names is often due to necessity or at least historically it came from necessity.	英文名称往往出于必要性,或至少历史上源自必要性。
23	People had to choose English names to try and assimilate basically, to try and avoid	人们不得不选择英文名字来尝试 基本上同化,尝试和避免
24	racism or bigotry or discrimination.	种族主义、偏见或歧视。
25	I just wanted to address that before I kind of carry on with this topic, but I'm looking	我只是想在继续讨论这个话题之前 讨论一下,但我正在寻找
26	at this just from the perspective of an English teacher and maybe you are thinking about choosing	从英语老师的角度来看 也许你在考虑选择
27	an English name, so what should we pick basically?	一个英文名字,那么我们基本上应该选什么?
28	What should we, and what should we avoid?	我们应当做什么,我们应当避免什么?
29	We're going to talk about that as well.	我们也得谈谈这个
30	You are listening to the English podcast.	你在听英国播客的节目
31	This is a podcast by me, Evie, to help English learners practice their listening comprehension	这是我播客,Evie,帮助英语学习者 练习他们的听力理解
32	while they do other things.	而他们做其他的事情。
33	So in this podcast, I speak a little bit slower in slightly, it's not simple English, but	所以在这个播客中,我说话稍微慢一点, 它不是简单的英语,但
34	I try and make it understandable so that you can drive your car or go to the gym or go	我试着让事情变得可以理解 这样你就可以开车去健身房或者去
35	to work and still understand what I'm saying.	还要明白我在说什么
36	If you would like a faster extension of this podcast, it is going to be available on my	如果你需要更快的扩展 这个播客, 它将会在我的
37	school, which I'm going to announce later in the video, so just pretend I didn't say	学校,我稍后会在视频中宣布, 所以假装我没说
38	that for now and we'll come back to it, okay?	现在,我们会回来的,好吗?
39	So English names.	所以英语的名字。
40	What is an English name?	英文名称是什么?
41	What are we actually talking about here?	我们到底在谈论什么?
42	So an English name is when somebody has a name in their mother tongue and they basically	所以,一个英文名字是 当某人有一个名字 在他们的母语 他们基本上
43	change their name in some way in order to facilitate English conversation, to make English	以某种方式更改名字,以便于英语对话,使英语
44	conversation or English speaking relationships easier.	对话或英语关系更容易。
45	This can really vary.	这真的会有所不同。
46	I think it can vary from simply anglicising your name, so changing your name to make it	我认为它可以不同 简单的放大你的名字, 所以改变你的名字使它
47	sound more similar to kind of English and English pronunciation, that's anglicising	听起来更像是英语和英语的发音, 即发音
48	your name, whereas some people will just completely choose a completely different name that sounds	你的名字,而有些人只是 完全选择一个完全不同的名字,听起来
49	completely different from their quote unquote real name, just because their real name is	完全不同于他们的引文 未引用的真名, 只是因为他们的真名是
50	kind of difficult for people to pronounce in English, okay?	人们很难用英语发音 好吗?
51	That's what we're going to be talking about today.	今所论者.
52	So why do people do this?	那么,为什么人们这样做?
53	Why do people change their names when they are speaking English?	为什么人们在说英语时会改名?
54	People will decide to do this for a variety of reasons.	人们会出于各种原因决定这样做.
55	The one that I mentioned earlier is for assimilation or to avoid discrimination basically.	我前面提到的是同化或基本上避免歧视。
56	Some people might do this in particular for when they're writing like CVs or attending	有些人可能这样做 尤其是当他们写 像CV或出席
57	job interviews.	工作面试。
58	If they're worried about being discriminated against based on their race, some people may	如果他们担心受到基于种族的歧视,有些人可能会
59	decide to change their name.	决定改名
60	Some people will also change their name just for fun.	有些人也会为了好玩而改名
61	You know, it's kind of fun to just pick a new name and have a new personality associated	你知道,只是选个新名字 和新人格相关是很有趣的
62	with that name.	与这个名字。
63	There's a really, really wonderful quote.	有一个非常,非常棒的引言。
64	I think it's from Charlemagne, which says,	我想是查理曼写的
65	To speak more than one language is to have more than one soul.	说一种以上语言就是拥有一种以上的灵魂.
66	So why not have more than one name, right?	那么为什么不有一个以上的名字,对不对?
67	The other reason, and I think this is probably the most common one, this is the most practical	另一个原因 我认为这可能是最常见的, 这是最实际的
68	reason as to why people will choose another name for when they speak English, is just	为何人们在说英语时会选择另一个名字,
69	because their name is difficult to pronounce for English speakers.	因为他们的名字很难为说英语的人发音。
70	And you know, that might be really annoying for you, or it might also make social interactions	你知道,这可能会令你非常烦恼, 或者它也可能使社交互动
71	a little bit more difficult.	有点困难。
72	I think all of us have been there.	我想我们都去过那里
73	We've all had this experience where you've met somebody and you've asked their name,	我们都有这种经历 你遇到过一个人 你问过他们的名字
74	and then you don't understand it.	然后,你不明白这一点。
75	So you say, Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that.	所以你说,对不起,我不太明白
76	And they say their name again, and you still don't know it.	他们再说一遍他们的名字,你还不知道
77	And you feel like you can't ask them again.	你感觉你不能再问他们了
78	I think all of us have had an experience like that.	我想我们都有过这样的经历
79	And it's really awkward.	这真的很尴尬。
80	And it makes it more difficult to kind of connect with that person if you're constantly	如果你一直这样 就会更难和那个人联系
81	thinking, Oh God, I can't remember what their name is.	想想,哦,上帝,我不记得他们的名字了。
82	So if you're somebody that works in English, if you're somebody that is trying to really	如果你是用英语工作的人 如果你是想真正
83	create these strong relationships, yeah, that might be like a real issue for you.	创造这些牢固的关系,是的, 这也许是 一个真正的问题给你。
84	And it might be important that your name does not get in the way of your job or these interactions.	可能重要的是,你的名字不会妨碍你的工作或这些互动。
85	So that might be another reason for you to choose an English name.	这也许是你选择英文名字的另一个原因。
86	So I guess the next question would be then, do you need to choose a new name?	所以,我想下一个问题就是, 你需要选择一个新的名字吗?
87	Do you need to choose an English name?	您需要选择英文名称吗 ?
88	Honestly, my initial reaction when I hear this question is no, I don't think you need	老实说,我听到这个问题的最初反应是... 不,我认为你不需要
89	to choose an English name, but it will obviously depend on you and your situation and what	选择一个英文名字,但是这显然取决于你和你的处境和什么
90	you use English for and what you feel comfortable with as well.	你用英语做,你觉得舒服的。
91	The reason why I kind of immediately feel like no, you do not need an English name is	我立刻觉得不 你不需要英文名字
92	because I think most people would prefer like most English, I don't know if most English	因为我认为大多数人喜欢 像大多数英语, 我不知道如果大多数英语
93	binky people, but at least the people I have spoken to about this English native speakers	但至少我和那些讲英语的人
94	I've spoken to about this, they would rather try and say your real name as opposed to	我已经谈过了 他们宁愿说出你的真名 而不是
95	using your English name because they think it is more respectful.	用你的英文名字 因为他们觉得这更尊重你
96	They want to make the effort to say your real name just because they feel like it's showing	他们想努力说出你的真名 只是因为他们觉得这显示
97	you respect.	你尊重我 你尊重我吗
98	And I really understand this because, you know, from my perspective, if I'm meeting	我真的理解这一点,因为,你知道, 从我的角度,如果我见面
99	somebody who has gone through hours and hours and hours and hours of learning English, you	一个人,经过 小时,小时,小时,小时 学习英语,你
100	know, they've made that effort, they've really, that's such an incredible thing to do.	你知道,他们已经做了这样的努力, 他们真的,这是 如此不可思议的事情做。
101	I feel embarrassed if I cannot take a few moments of my time to pronounce their name.	如果我不能花点时间宣布他们的名字,我感到尴尬。
102	It feels respectful.	感觉很尊重
103	So this is why if you meet a native speaker and you give them your real name, your name	所以,这就是为什么如果你遇到一个母语 并给他们你的真名,你的名字
104	in your native language and you give them your English name, I promise you like 90%	用你的母语 给他们你的英文名字 我保证你喜欢90%
105	of the time, that other person, that native speaker, that English speaker is going to	当时,另一个人,那个讲母语的人,那个讲英语的人
106	try and say your real name because they think it is more respectful.	试着说出你的真名 因为他们认为这更尊重你
107	And obviously, it's very kind, like people are trying to be nice when they say your name	显然,这是非常善良的, 就像人们试图好起来 当他们说你的名字
108	and pronounce it wrong.	并宣布它是错误的。
109	It doesn't make it suck any less.	它不会让它吸得更少。
110	Like, and I really think that's where this whole English name thing comes down to	喜欢,我真的认为这是 整个英文名称的事情下来
111	personal preference.	个人偏好。
112	So really, I feel like you have three options if you have a name that is maybe a bit	所以,真的,我觉得你有三种选择 如果你有一个名字,也许有点
113	difficult for people to pronounce.	人们很难发音。
114	Either you teach people how to say it correctly, in which case I think you have to be	你要么教人们如何正确说, 在这种情况下,我认为你必须
115	somebody who is quite brave.	一个很勇敢的人
116	Like, you know, obviously to continuously correct somebody on your name, that's so fine.	就像,你知道,显然 不断纠正某人 在你的名字,这是那么的好。
117	It's completely acceptable and very, very fair to do, but maybe in some situations,	这是完全可以接受的, 非常,非常公平 这样做,但也许在某些情况下,
118	some business context, you might not feel comfortable correcting a client, for example,	一些商业环境,你可能觉得不太舒服 纠正客户端,例如,
119	on how to pronounce your name, but that is it's one option.	如何宣布你的名字, 但这是一个选择。
120	Maybe if you were at university or dealing with somebody more casually, like a language	也许,如果你在大学 或者处理的人更随意, 像一种语言
121	exchange, the other option is to just anglicise your name.	交换,另一个选项是只给您取一个名字。
122	So just accept that it's going to change.	所以接受它会改变。
123	Your name will change as it takes on a different pronunciation.	你的名字会随着不同的发音而改变.
124	Personally, that's what I do in Spanish and it's also what my Spanish friends do in	个人来说,那是我用西班牙语做的,也是我的西班牙朋友用西班牙语做的
125	English.	英语。
126	So my name is Evie and this letter V just doesn't exist in Spanish.	所以我的名字是Evie,这个字母V只是不存在西班牙语。
127	So when I speak Spanish, I will already kind of, I don't know the word for this, Spanish	所以,当我说西班牙语, 我已经有点, 我不知道这个词,西班牙语
128	size.	大小。
129	I will like make my name kind of a bit more Spanish in my pronunciation.	我想在我的读音中 更写西班牙语
130	So I will say soy Evie, soy Evie, instead of I'm Evie.	所以我会说 酱油 Evie, 酱油 Evie, 而不是我 Evie。
131	So it goes from Evie to Evie, right?	所以它从伊维到伊维,对不对?
132	It's shorter.	其脉短.
133	Can you hear the difference?	你能听到区别吗?
134	Or my boyfriend, when he speaks English, he introduces himself as Javier, Javier,	或者我的男朋友,当他说英语, 他自我介绍为哈维尔,哈维尔,
135	because this J that we have in Spanish doesn't exist in English.	因为我们的J在西班牙语中没有英文
136	So he is not Javier.	所以他不是哈维尔。
137	他说我是Javier 对吧?
138	And same with a friend.	和一个朋友一样
139	I have a friend called her Spanish name is Julia, but she goes by Julia and other people	我有个朋友叫茱莉亚 但她是茱莉亚和其他人的
140	call her Julia as well.	也叫她茱莉亚
141	It kind of depends on how you want to anglicise your name.	这取决于你想怎样称呼自己
142	But the reason why I mentioned this anglicising thing is, yes, it is a mispronunciation,	但为什么我提到这个激动人心的东西 是,是的,这是一个错误的发音,
143	but also I think of it like this.	我也这样想
144	When you speak in a different language, your mouth kind of works in a different setting.	当你用另一种语言说话时,你的嘴在一种不同的场合工作.
145	So when I speak English, I speak right up here by my teeth.	所以当我说英语时,我用牙说话。
146	That's just how my accent is.	这就是我的口音。
147	That's kind of where the British accent sits a lot of the time, or at least the kind of	英国口音经常坐在那里 至少是那种
148	southern English accent.	南方英语口音.
149	It's all at the front by my teeth.	都在我的牙齿前面
150	But when I speak Spanish, I speak further back in my mouth.	但是当我说西班牙语时,我又在嘴里说得更清楚。
151	So it's actually awkward for me to say, I'm going to use my boyfriend's name as the example.	所以,实际上尴尬的是我说,我要用我男朋友的名字作为例子.
152	If I was to say, or let me use correct grammar.	如果我说,或者让我使用正确的语法。
153	If I were to say, oh, me and Javier are going to go to the shops later, you know, like I	如果我说,哦,我和Javier 以后要去商店,你知道,像我
154	have to change the way that my mouth is moving.	得改变我嘴巴的动静
155	It feels more comfortable just to say, oh, me and Javier are going to the shops later.	我和Javier待会去店里
156	It just feels a bit easier.	它只是感觉有点容易。
157	And this is kind of anglicising your name, I suppose, which I think is honestly a good	这有点夸张你的名字,我想, 我认为这真的是一个好
158	option, especially nowadays.	特别是现在
159	Native speakers, many native speakers will feel like they're being more respectful to	讲土著话的人,许多讲土著话的人,会觉得他们更尊重
160	you, but also you can hopefully avoid some of that kind of awkward back and forth where	但你也可以避免那种尴尬的前后
161	somebody is going, sorry, can you just say it again?	有人要去,对不起,你能再说一遍吗?
162	Because they can't understand the they can't imagine how to make those sounds in their	因为他们无法理解 他们无法想象 如何在他们的声音
163	mouth, if that makes sense.	嘴,如果这有道理。
164	That being said, not everybody likes to hear their name being mispronounced.	这么说吧,不是每个人都喜欢听到自己的名字被误传。
165	And I would honestly be a hypocrite if I said that I was not bothered by it as well.	老实说,如果我说,我没有被它困扰。
166	So I go by Evie, and I actually don't mind if, you know, sometimes like some Koreans will call	所以我去Evie, 实际上我不介意 如果,你知道,有时 像一些韩国人会打电话
167	me Evie, which is fine.	我埃维,这很好。
168	I don't mind that at all.	我一点也不介意
169	And some Spanish people call me Evie, and I don't mind that either.	有些西班牙人叫我艾维 我也不介意
170	But my real name, quote unquote, like my we call it in the UK Christian name.	但我的真名,引用未引文, 就像我们用英国的基督教名称呼它。
171	It's like my formal first name is Eve, Eve.	这就像我正式的名字是夏娃,夏娃。
172	Right.	对
173	Like the English version of the Bible, Eve.	如英文版的圣经,Eve.
174	And I was known as Eve my whole life.	我这一辈子都叫夏娃
175	And then I kept noticing that some people would mispronounce it, like English speakers would	然后,我一直注意到,有些人会 错误地发音它, 像英语会
176	mispronounce my name and say Eve, Eve with an F.	误写我的名字,说夏娃,夏娃和一个F。
177	And I hated it so much that I changed my name, which is why I now go by Evie.	我非常讨厌它,所以我改了名字, 这就是为什么我现在去Evie。
178	And I absolutely never, ever, ever get called Eve except by the doctor.	除了医生,我绝对不会叫夏娃
179	And now I hate it.	现在我讨厌它。
180	Like, I hate being called Eve unless it's like family, like people who've known me	喜欢,我讨厌被称为夏娃 除非它像家庭, 像人们谁认识我
181	forever, basically.	基本上永远
182	So if you are somebody that just dislikes hearing your name mispronounced, if it makes	所以如果你只是不喜欢听到 你的名字被误传,
183	you like cringe, if it makes you go like, oh, it makes you cringe, then honestly, there's	你喜欢克林格,如果它让你去 像,哦,它让你克林格,然后说实话,有
184	nothing wrong with choosing an English name.	选择英文名字没有问题。
185	It's also kind of fun.	亦有种乐.
186	So if you want to do that, I wanted to give you some kind of suggestions as to what names	所以,如果你想这样做, 我想给你一些建议 关于什么名字
187	to choose or what names to avoid as well.	也可以选择什么名字
188	The first thing I will say is that English names have absolutely no meaning most of the	首先我要说的是,英文名字绝对没有意义
189	time.	时间。
190	You very, very rarely will meet somebody who has like a family name.	你很少见到像姓的人
191	Often English names will be, sometimes English names will be historic.	英文名字常常是,有时英文名字是历史性的。
192	A lot of them are from the Bible.	其中许多是圣经里写的
193	Lots of people have like biblical names or kind of traditional names like this, but we	很多人都喜欢圣经上的名字 或这种传统的名字 但我们
194	don't have any kind of meaning behind our names.	我们名字后面没有任何意义
195	Or if we do, most people don't know it.	或者,如果我们这样做,大多数人不知道它。
196	Like, I don't know what Evie means.	喜欢,我不知道Evie的意思。
197	I don't know what like Thomas means.	我不知道托马斯是什么意思
198	I don't know.	师曰.
199	People just have names and we don't really think about the meaning.	人们只是有名字 而我们并不真正思考意义。
200	So you really can just choose a name based on vibes, basically, just based on do I like	所以,你真的可以只是选择一个名字 基于氛围,基本上,只是基于我喜欢
201	the sound of it?	它的声音?
202	I'm going to go over like a few things that I would avoid because I see these things online	我要像一些事情一样过去,我会避免的 因为我在网上看到这些事情
203	all the time.	所有的时间。
204	I would personally avoid any name from Harry Potter.	我个人会避开哈利波特的名字
205	You can maybe you can use Harry, but don't go for Neville, don't go for Cedric, don't	你也许可以使用哈里, 但不要去纳维尔, 不要去塞德里克,不要
206	go for Hermione.	去给赫敏
207	All of the names in Harry Potter are like very, very unique, or at least most of the	哈利波特的所有名字都像非常,非常独特,或者至少大多数
208	names in Harry Potter are very, very unique and people really associate them with Harry	哈利波特的名字非常非常独特 人们真的把它们和哈利联系起来
209	Potter.	波特 波特 波特 波特 波特 波特 波特
210	So if you say, oh, my name is Neville, everyone is going to know that you got it	所以,如果你说,哦,我的名字是内维尔, 每个人都会知道你得到了它。
211	from Harry Potter because you never really hear that name, if you know what I mean.	从哈利 波特,因为你从来没有真正听到这个名字, 如果你明白我的意思。
212	I also would avoid choosing a name based off a movie.	我也会避免从电影中选择一个名字
213	I know this is something that people recommend all the time, and I think if you do choose	我知道这是人们常推荐的 我想如果你选择
214	a name from a movie, just make sure the character is your age and that it's a	电影中的名字,只要确保角色是你的年龄 并且它是一个
215	contemporary film.	当代电影.
216	The reason why I say this is I have met so many people who are like in their 20s who	我之所以这么说 是因为我见过很多像20多岁的人
217	have the name of like a dad or a mum, which is fine.	有个像爸爸或妈妈的名字,没关系。
218	It's fine.	没事
219	Like, there's nothing wrong with that.	喜欢,没有什么错。
220	But it always is a bit like, oh, that's my that's my grandpa's name.	但它总是有点像, 哦,这是我的爷爷的名字。
221	So, you know, for example, these really these great, they're great movies from like the	所以,你知道,例如, 这些真的这些伟大的, 他们是伟大的电影 从像
222	90s or the 80s and things.	90年代或者80年代之类的
223	But I would just be careful of choosing that name if you are like a young person, because	但我会小心地选择这个名字 如果你是一个年轻人,因为
224	it might be a name from a completely different generation.	可能是一个完全不同的一代人的名字
225	That's just not super common anymore, if that makes sense.	这已经不是太常见了 如果有道理的话
226	And the other one I'm going to say, and this is controversial, a lot of people online	而另一个我要说, 这是有争议的,很多人在线
227	will say if you're choosing a name, go to the year that you were born and go to the	将说如果你选择了一个名字, 去你出生的年份,去
228	most common name list.	最常见的名称列表。
229	And you know what, I would avoid that because normally the most common names on the baby	你知道么,我会避免的 因为通常婴儿最常用的名字
230	name list are like boring.	名字表就像无聊。
231	Like those will be the most common generic, boring names a lot of the time.	像这些会是最常见的 通用,无聊的名字 很多时候。
232	And I'm saying that as an eevee, like my name is literally on the most common name	而我说,作为一个eevee, 像我的名字字面上 最常见的名字
233	list for like 2025 or something.	2025年之类的
234	And I always think it's sometimes funny when you meet somebody who is clearly such an	我总觉得有时会很有趣 当你遇到一个显然如此
235	amazing, interesting, well-travelled and intelligent person, which you are, if you can	令人惊奇,有趣, 旅行良好和聪明的人, 如果你可以
236	understand me, then you are bilingual, at least if you are living abroad or working in	懂我意思,那么你是双语的,至少你住在国外或者工作
237	this big international company.	这大国际公司。
238	Clearly, you're a very, very interesting and capable person.	显然,你是一个非常, 非常有趣和有能力的人。
239	And then someone will have a really, really boring name and it doesn't match this super	然后有人会有一个非常, 非常无聊的名字 它不符合这个超级
240	intelligent, wonderful person.	聪明,好人
241	So, you know, the common list is fine, but I think we could probably do better, you know?	所以,你知道,共同列表是好的, 但我想我们可能可以做的更好,你知道吗?
242	In terms of like exactly how I would choose a name and things like this, I think I personally	确切地说,我如何选择 名字和类似的事情, 我想我个人
243	would anglicise my name first or maybe alter the pronunciation and things a little bit.	或可能改变发音和事物
244	Anyway, I hope that kind of answered a few questions on English names for you.	不管怎么样,我希望这种 回答几个关于英文名字的问题。
245	I am now going to go and film an extension to this podcast where I'm going to speak on	我现在要去拍摄一个延伸 给播客,我在这里说话
246	the exact same topic.	同样的话题。
247	So I'm going to talk about English names, but I'm going to record it speaking normally.	所以我要谈英文名字, 但我要记录它正常的演讲。
248	So I'm going to speak at native speed and this video is going to be available on my	所以我要以本地速度说话 这段视频将会在我的
249	school community called Evie's English Club.	学校社区叫Evie的英语俱乐部
250	This is actually the very, very first time that I have opened this.	这是我第一次打开这个
251	It's brand new and I thought it would be a good alternative to kind of buy me a coffee	这是全新的,我想这将是一个很好的替代办法 那种给我买咖啡
252	or Patreon because by having a school, I can really give you guys some more structured	或帕特伦 因为有学校,我可以给你们一些更有结构的
253	content.	内容。
254	Lots of people have been asking me about courses and things as well.	很多人也在问我课程和问题
255	So I thought that my school would be a really good place to have all of that if, if you	所以我想,我的学校会是一个非常好的地方 拥有这一切,如果你
256	want it, basically, all of the content that is designed for intermediate learners to help	要它,基本上,所有的内容 设计为中级学习者帮助
257	them reach an advanced level.	他们达到了高级水平。
258	So if you would like to listen to that, I would love to see you there in the extension.	所以,如果你愿意听, 我很乐意看到你在那里 在扩展。
259	I'm going to tell you exactly how I would choose an English name, exactly how I would	我要告诉你我如何选择一个英文名字 如何选择
260	do it.	做到这一点。
261	And also, I'm going to give you a framework for if you are a business person or	我也会给你一个框架 如果你是商人或
262	somebody who works with English, I'm going to give you a few things that you can say and	一个人谁与英语工作, 我给你一些事情 你可以说,
263	things that you can do to make introducing yourself and sharing your name a little bit	你可以做一些事来介绍自己 分享一下自己的名字
264	easier.	简单点
265	I have tried to set the school at a fair price, so I've priced it lower than all of	我试图把学校设置在公平的价格, 所以我定价比所有
266	the other schools that are there, but I'm trying to match them in terms of the content that I	还有其他的学校, 但我试图匹配 他们的内容,我
267	produce.	生产。
268	It is also priced lower than all of the apps and things.	价格也低于所有应用软件和东西。
269	So it's priced lower than all of the big language learning platforms.	因此其价格低于所有大型语言学习平台.
270	But yeah, really, guys, just thank you so much for your support.	但是,真的,伙计们, 只是非常感谢你们的支持。
271	As always, I will link my school in the description if you would like to listen to the	和往常一样,我会把学校的描述联系起来 如果你愿意听
272	native speed extension, and I look forward to seeing you in the next video.	本地速度扩展, 我期待着看到你 在下一个视频。
273	Bye.	再见。

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