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Parents seem to be looking in an unusual place for inspiration for baby names this year - their smartphones and iPads.
今年，家長們似乎開始另辟蹊徑，以智能手機和iPad為靈感給寶寶取名。
The number of babies named after Apple products has soared - Apple, Siri and Mac have all risen in popularity as baby names this year, according to parenting advice site BabyCenter's annual report.
美國育兒網站BabyCenter的年度報告稱，今年取名為Apple產品名稱的寶寶大幅增加，取名為Apple，Siri和Mac的寶寶都有增加。
Siri - the name of the 'personal assistant' app on iPhone - has risen 5% in popularity, and the name Apple has leapt 585 places up BabyCenter's chart this year.
取名為iPhone手機中“個人助理”應用程序Siri的寶寶增加了5%，Apple已經在BabyCenter今年的寶寶取名排行榜中躍升了585位。
The huge success of iPhone and iPad seem to be behind the new trend - BabyCenter describes the youngsters as 'iBabies'.
iPhone和iPad產品的巨大成功成為這一趨勢的原因。BabyCenter網站將這一代寶寶稱為iBabies。
"The smart phone may just be the best parenting tool since diapers, and some moms and dads are paying homage to industry leader Apple in their choice of baby names, " says Linda Murray, the site's global editor in chief.
該網站的全球總編琳達-莫雷說：“自從紙尿褲問世以來，智能手機可能是出現(xiàn)的最好的育兒工具，而且很多父母在給寶寶取名時以此向工業(yè)先驅蘋果公司表示敬意?！?/div>
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"The moniker Apple, though still an unusual choice, rose 15% for girls, vaulting a whopping 585 spots."
“盡管Apple還不是常用的寶寶名字，但取名為Apple的女嬰今年增加了15%，躍升了585位?！?/div>
"For boys, the name Mac jumped 12%. And parents sure like the sound of Siri: The company's voice-enabled personal assistant climbed 5% on the list of girl names."
“取名Mac的男嬰今年增加了12%。家長們的確很喜歡Siri的發(fā)音：蘋果公司的這款有聲個人助理程序在女嬰取名排行中上升了5%?！?/div>
Space-themed baby names - perhaps inspired by the publicity around NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover - also rose in popularity.
受空間探索啟發(fā)而取的寶寶名字也有增加，這也許是受到美國宇航局發(fā)射好奇號火星探測器的影響。
"It seems space was a huge naming inspiration for parents this year: Sky, Star, Luna, Skylar, Heaven, Stella, and Mars all flew higher than last year. BabyCenter moms aren’t alone; celebrities like Uma Thurman – who named her daughter Luna – are looking to the sky as well, " says Miller.
米勒說：“看起來今年受空間探索啟發(fā)給寶寶取名的父母很多：取名為Sky, Star, Luna, Skylar, Heaven, Stella, 和Mars的寶寶都有上升。BabyCenter上統(tǒng)計的媽媽們并不孤單，烏瑪-瑟曼等名人也以此給寶寶取名，她給寶寶取名為Luna?！?/div>
Last week, a couple claimed to have called their baby Hashtag, after the Twitter term.
上周，一對夫婦給他們的寶寶取名為Twitter詞匯Hashtag(標簽)。
A Facebook post said, "Hashtag Jameson was born at 10 o'clock last nite. She weys 8pounds and i luv her so much!!!!!!"
Facebook上的一篇帖子寫道：“Hashtag Jameson昨晚10點出生了，重八磅，我好愛她！”
Later, the authenticity of the post was disputed, with some claiming that the name was a fake, or a viral promotion.
隨后，這篇帖子的真實性遭到懷疑，有人認為這個名字是偽造的，或者是一種病毒傳銷。
| 重點單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
| curiosity | [.kjuəri'ɔsiti] |
想一想再看 n. 好奇，好奇心 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| inspiration | [.inspə'reiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 靈感，吸入，鼓舞人心(的東西) |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| authenticity | [,ɔ:θen'tisəti] |
想一想再看 n. 真實性，確實性；可靠性 |
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| miller | ['milə] |
想一想再看 n. 磨坊主，銑床(工) |
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| viral | ['vairəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 濾過性毒菌的，濾過性毒菌引起的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| inspired | [in'spaiəd] |
想一想再看 adj. 有創(chuàng)見的，有靈感的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| publicity | [pʌb'lisiti] |
想一想再看 n. 公眾的注意，宣傳，宣揚，宣傳品，廣告 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| popularity | [.pɔpju'læriti] |
想一想再看 n. 普及，流行，名望，受歡迎 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| global | ['gləubəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 全球性的，全世界的，球狀的，全局的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| unusual | [ʌn'ju:ʒuəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 不平常的，異常的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 |
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