2019年12月英语四级翻译真题及答案：家庭姓氏（卷三）

中国汉族人的全名由姓和名组成。中文姓名的特点是，姓名总是在前，名跟在其后。千百年来，父姓一直世代相传。然而，如今，孩子跟母亲姓并不罕见。一般来说，名有一个或两个汉字，通常承载父母对孩子的愿望。从孩子的名字可以推断出父母希望孩子成为什么样的人，或者期望他们过什么样的生活。父母非常重视给孩子取名，因为名字往往会伴随孩子一生。

The full name of Chinese Hans is composed of a family name and a given name. The characteristic of Chinese names is that the family name is always followed by the given name. For thousands of years，fathers’ surnames have beenpassed down from generation to generation. Nowadays, however, it is notuncommon for children to take their mother’s surname. Generally, the given nameconsists of one or two Chinese characters, which usually carry the parents’ wishes for their children. Therefore, it can be inferred from the name what kind of person the parents expect the child to be, or what kind of life to live. Chinese parents attach great importance to naming their children, as names tend to stay with them for a whole life.