記者來鴻：去中國探親的趣聞逸事

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史蒂文•英格蘭, 記者來鴻：去中國探親的趣聞逸事. BBC Chinese, Dec
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/fooc ... english_names.shtml

four consecutive paragraphs:

"中國人給自己起的這些英文名，當然也包括那些我們耳熟能詳的薩利、簡、或者凱文; 也有一些人更加創新、英文名字略顯怪異，比如公主、陽光、老虎；

"不過，另外還有些一些，可就是不可思議到徹頭徹尾的程度了，比如可樂Cola、著哩Jelly、氣泡Fizzy！

"一次，我們乘坐公交車去山西大同。同車有一個小伙子，走到我們面前自我介紹說，他的名字叫「窗簾」（Curtains）。

"小伙子說，因為，這是他最喜歡的一個英文單詞！


Note:

(b) This report is translated from

From Our Correspondent: China; Humphrey Hawksley on the geographer with unusual ideas for for peace on South China Sea islands and Steve England on his nephews who now work in China. BBC, Dec 9, 2013 (video clip: duration 11 minutes)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epi ... orrespondent_China/

The first part, about a Taiwanese researcher on Pratas Island 東沙島, was translated into Chinese a couple of weeks ago, in BBC Chinese.
(i) Lancashire
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire
(It takes its name from the city of Lancaster)
(ii) Lancaster, Lancashire
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Lancashire
(for name, see section 1 History)

(c) Wigan
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigan
(a town in Greater Manchester [a county whose northern neighbor is Lancashire], England; The DW Stadium is home to both Wigan Athletic Football Club and Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club; The name Wigan has been dated to at least the 7th century and probably originally meant a "village" or "settlement")
(d) 凱文  Kevin
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin
(a male first name of Gaelic origin; Meaning  Gentle birth)