A: I want to have an English name too. Any suggestions?
B: Last year’s most popular boy’s names in the US were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James, Elijah, William, Henry, Lucas, Benjamin and Theodore.
A: They all sound good to me. How about girl’s names?
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B: The top 10 girl’s names were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, Sophia, Isabella, Ava, Mia, Evelyn and Luna.
A: Luna means “moon” in some languages. What a beautiful name.
A︰我也想取個英文名字，有什麼建議嗎？
B︰去年美國最常見的男生名字是︰連恩、諾亞、奧利佛、詹姆士、伊利亞、威廉、亨利、路卡斯、班傑明、西奧多。
A︰聽起來都不錯！那女生名字呢？
B︰前十名分別是︰奧莉薇亞、艾瑪、夏洛特、艾蜜莉亞、蘇菲亞、伊莎貝拉、艾娃、蜜亞、艾芙琳、露娜。
A︰露娜在某些外語是「月亮」的意思，好美麗的名字。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩)
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A: The 21st Century is now entering its 25th year. B: So Billboard has released a list: “The 25 greatest pop stars of the 21st Century.” A: Who are the greatest pop singers? B: No. 25 to 16 are: Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Bad Bunny, One Direction, Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars, BTS, The Weeknd, Shakira and Jay-Z. A: Wow, my favorite K-pop supergroup BTS has made it to the list. A: 21世紀正在邁入第25個年頭了。 B: 《告示牌》雜誌特別公布：「21世紀最偉大的25位流行歌手」。 A: 最偉大的歌手有哪些？ B: 第25至16名是：凱蒂佩芮、紅髮艾德、壞痞兔、1世代、小韋恩、火星人布魯諾、防彈少年團（BTS）、威肯、夏奇拉、Jay-Z。 A: 哇，我最愛的韓流天團BTS也上榜了！ （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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