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美国流行文化或影响婴儿取名

2011-12-13来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Those were among the 10 most popular girls’ and boys’ names, respectively, and it was more than a coincidence that they are also leading characters in the wildly popular “Twilight” series of young adult novels and films about vampires.

more than不只是
例句:His report is more than a survey.
他的报告不只是一份调查。

2. Turns out, Aiden is the most popular boy baby’s name this year, as reported by the website BabyCenter.com.

turn out结果是, 原来是
例句:It turned out that he was never there.
原来他根本没去过那儿。

3. Isabella, the third-most-popular girl’s name, for instance, may be an adaptation of Bella, the vampire lover in the "Twilight" movies.

for instance例如, 比如
例句:You cannot rely on her; for instance, she arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.
她这人靠不住, 例如昨天一个重要会议, 她迟到了一个小时。

4. We should point out that the top-10 list of boy and girl names refers almost exclusively to white, non-Hispanic babies.

point out指出
例句:Mistakes in the printing should be pointed out at once.
印刷上的错误应立即予以指出。
refer to有关, 针对
例句:The regulations refer only to children.
这些规定只适用于小孩子。