VOA常速英语:Popular Culture Inspires Top US Baby Names

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。