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Music
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Going Overseas
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Shopping
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Your Future
DON’T FORGET
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Be yourself.
Develop your answers
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Give details
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Don’t be boring
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1 Yourself
1. What is your full name please?
I’m Tang Xiaojiao, but you can call me Jenny. That is my English name and I chose it
a long time ago.
2. How do I spell your last name please?
(Last name = surname = family name. Be careful!)
It’s Tang, T A-N-G.
3. Does your Chinese name have a special meaning?
Yes, it does. My first name Xiaojiao means “little crying.”
，
guess that when
，
was a
baby I used to be pretty loud.
My parents chose to call me Xin Zhang, and it’s a pretty common name. Xin means “heart”
and Zhang means "articles", you know, “essays.” My folks ( = parents) wanted me to be smart and
well-read, you know, knowledgeable. They put a lot of pressure on my
shoulders with this name
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My name is Yaning.Ya means that I am the second child of the family, and Ning means
“silence. ” I guess that when I was a child I used to be very calm.
4. Do you like your name? And will you change it in the future?
I quite like my name, Xiaojiao, and there is no need for me to change it. My name is very
unique. I don’t think that anyone else in China was ever given the same first name. My father
really wanted to be original. My name is who I am. It’s part of my identity, and it’s meaningful to
me
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I like my name because of its meaning, and I wouldn’t change it for the world. Although my
name is very common in China, I got used to being called Yaning, and changing my name now
would just .be weird (= strange).
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