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Unusual Names
異乎尋常的名字
In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular,especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children odd names.
在世界上許多國家，給孩子起一個不尋常的名字變得時興起來，特別是自從名人們逐漸熱衷于給自己的小孩起怪名以來。
In Britain, you can call a child almost anything you like-the only restrictions on parents relate to offensive words such as swear words.
在英國，你可以給小孩取任何名字，但唯一的限制是不能帶有粗言穢語。
Some parents choose names which come from popular culture.
有些父母挑選的名字來自流行文化，
For example, some babies are named after the character in hot novels and films.
例如，有些嬰兒以熱門小說和電影中的人物命名。
Equally, names related to sport are fairly common.
同樣，以體育相關的名字也很普遍。
Other parents like to make up names,or combine names to make their own unique version.
而別的父母喜歡編造名字或把名字組合到一起創造出獨特的名字。
Other countries have much stricter rules when it comes to naming children.
在其他國家，給小孩取名卻有更為嚴格的規則。
Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose.
例如，日本，丹麥，西班牙，德國和阿根廷規定了父母只能為孩子取哪些名字。
In China, there are some rules about what you may call a child no foreign letters or symbols are allowed.
而在中國，給孩子取的名字不能含有外國字母或符號。
