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1、Arosebyanyothername?I'veseenFireandI'veseen Rain.IknowSunny,andIoncetutoredEverlasting.I'veevenmetEverlast. WhenIcametoChinafiveyearsago,IwassurprisedandoftenamusedbytheEnglishnamesadoptedbytheChinesepeopleImet.FireandRainandSunnywerepost-doctoralstudents,andt
2、hosenamesareoldhatnow.Myroommate teaches5-and6-year-olds,andtheirnamesaremuchhipper,includingJuicyandiPod.MyfriendRipplesaysherEnglishnameisaliteraltranslationofherChinesename,Lianyi.OtherfriendshavenamesthatsoundsomethingliketheirChinesenames,iftheychosenotto
3、pluckonefromliteratureorotherinterests.Jefferson?Kawasaki?TattooMama?Jennifer?(yes,thatwouldbetheFriendsstar.)Iknowthemall.ThefactthateveryChineseperson-atleastthepost'80s-hasanEnglishnameoftenmakesexpatswonderiftheyshould"get"aChinesename.Shouldn'tsuchcross-c
4、ulturalassimilationworkbothways?Manyadoptednames,onbothsides,aretransliterations-wordsthatsoundclosetothefirstlanguage.Thus,thefirstChinesenameIevergotwas"My-kuh",whichtomyuntrainedearsoundedlikeacrossbetweencoughingandspitting.AfterI'dbeeninChinaforafewmonths
5、,Iwantedsomethingthatwouldtwinemorewithmyidentitythanabronchialoutburst.Ididn'twanttosnatchthemonikerofaready-madehero-Icouldn'timagebeingaddressedasYat-sen-andImorereluctantlypassedovertheChinesenamesofthemost-famousmartialartistsaswell.MyfriendBillsoliciteda
6、mutualfriendtocraftaChinesenameforhim,andtheresultturnsouttomean"MightyOakWhoGlaresFearlesslyatLightning."Imadethemistakeofaskingthreefriendsforideas,thinkingitwouldbeinterestingtowriteaboutthedifferentwaystheyapproachedit.One,thecoinerof"MightyOak",cameupwith
7、theequivalentof"EarnestEditor"forme.Hmm.MyChineseroommateoffered:Pei,thefirstcharacter,is"averygoodsurname"that'sevocativeof"Peters".You,thesecondcharacter,means"friendly"(asinpengyou).Cheng,thethirdcharacter,means"sincere".Athirdfriendtackledtheproblemwithher
8、mateduringatrainridetoQufuin Shandong province.DuringtheirvisittothehometownofConfuciustheyweresoinspiredthattheytooktheirchosennameformeandhaditetchedintoaChinesechopoflocalstonew
