Bài hát: Listening Practice Through Dictation CD 4-27 - V.A

Unit 27 What’s in a Name?
W: Sy, do you have a local driver’s license that we
can rent the car with for our trip this weekend?
M: Sure, Jen, here you are. W: It says here that your name is Sarang Patel, but
I thought your first name was Sy!
M: Sy is my nickname, and Sarang is my given
name. It means “navigator” in Hindi. At the
time I was born, things were confusing and
dif icult for my family in India. My parents wanted a son who could lead and guide our
family to success.W: Wel , I just hope you can lead and guide al of us
to the beach this weekend. M: Ha ha, very funny! So, your nickname is Jen, and your given name’s Jennifer. Do you know
how you got that name?
W: Actual y, I was named after my father’s grandmother, Guinevere. M: Wasn’t Guinevere the wife of King Arthur in
that old story from England?
W: Yes she was, and her name means “pure.” M: It’s interesting how people get their names. In
India, we don’t name children after their relatives
like they do in America. To me, it’s strange to see names like Jack Johnson Junior and George Bush Senior. W: Usual y it’s a way to show respect for a person, but some people make it ridiculous. You’ve heard about George Foreman, the famous boxer, haven’t you?
M: No. W: Wel , he had five boys, and he named each one of them George, after himself. M: It must be confusing when the phone rings at his house!