Text Chapter 524 Strange surname

The names of Chinese people are actually very strange, at least in the eyes of all foreigners.

This has something to do with the breadth and depth of Chinese. Foreigners don't understand how a name with just two or three words can contain so many meanings. (It's like a certain street writer, although he doesn't look very kind, but he has a cute name, called Yang Meng, the cute one who is cute.) Some people said that he was not worthy of his name, so he said confidently: What is wrong? This is the cuteness of the grass sun and moon, how domineering is it?)

But if you really want to talk about it, the most bizarre name should be the Stars and Stripes, and the names of the people of the Stars and Stripes are sometimes the same as playing.

Their names should be said separately, first say 'name', the names of the people of the Stars and Stripes are really simple, claiming to have more than 3,500, but the actual commonly used, no more than 500, and most of these names are copied from the Bible, nothing more than what John, Peter, Joseph, Mary, etc., etc., the parents of the Stars and Stripes give their children names, not like the Chinese parents racking their brains to make a fuss, as long as they choose a satisfactory one according to the Bible.

Even simpler, like what is grandpa's name, well, I respect you and give your name to my child. This kind of thing is called a great rebellion in China, but in the country of Stars and Stripes, it is a thing that people are proud of! Cultural differences, cultural differences。。。。。

In contrast, the 'surnames' of the people of the Stars and Stripes are varied. After all, the Stars and Stripes are a 'national platter' where people of all races from all over the world live together, bringing their own cultures, languages, and surnames. It's weird and varied. If there is a ranking, the Stars and Stripes must be the first in the world in terms of the variety of surnames.

For example, immigrants of Anglo-Saxon descent from the British Isles, who carry on the traditions of the Eagle Country.

In the early days, the people of the Eagle Country were born with only one name, and they had no surname at all. At that time, people lived in small towns and cities, and there were only a handful of people with the same name, which was not troublesome, but as the years passed, small villages became large villages, and large villages became towns. This leads to several people in the same place having the same name, so how do people distinguish between these people with the same name?

They added their occupations to the end of their names, for example, John the weaver was 'John The eaver', John the miller was 'John The Miller', John the sheep herder was 'John The Shepherd', John the cook was 'John The Cook', and the house-builder was 'John The Tharcher'. Over time, it became 'John eaver', 'John Miller', 'John Shepherd', 'John Cook', 'John Tharcher'。。。。。

There are many other surnames that appear in this way, such as Wright means maker, Smith is blacksmith, oh, there are many extensions of this surname, such as the surname Cartwright originally referred to the builder of the carriage, and Smith extended even more, what surname Goodsmith is a goldsmith, the surname Blacksmith is a blacksmith, Tyne Smith is a tinsmith, Cooper Smith is a coppersmith, and it is still used today.

Otherwise, the surname of the place where they lived, the surname of Ood who lived in the woods, the surname of Field who lived in the fields, the surname of Cliff who lived in the cliffs, and many other such surnames, such as Terry, Lane, Bush, Brooke, Ford, etc., were similar to this.

Otherwise, you would simply use the man's physical characteristics as your surname, you are short, your surname is Short, and your dark-skinned surname is Brown. Well, the surname 'Lang' is also derived from this, which is also the English 'Long'. Where is it long?

As for those who are called Sun, such as Johnson, Robinson, Williamson, etc., it means that they are the sons of John, Robin, and William, and they are directly used as surnames.

As a descendant of the Anglo-Saxons, the Stars and Stripes also brought such surnames, and now the Stars and Stripes have surnames and everything.

The surname of apple, the surname of orange, the surname of rice, the surname of wheat, the surname of corn, and all kinds of grains and fruits have surnames. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, isn't it rice?

Armstrong: The ancestors must have been strong men with thick arms, and there were people with the surnames 'Coward', 'Madness', 'Coffin', 'Broom', 'Hell', and 'Death'.

Some people are clearly white, but their surname is Black, and some people are black and shiny, but their surname is White (white), and they are obviously blonde and blue-eyed white girls, but their surnames are Blackman (black man) Baird (bald).

The surname 'rich' here is not necessarily rich, some people have the surnames 'Bank' (bank), 'Bankman' (banker), 'Goodman' (golden), 'KΓ€rche' (cash) but are still penniless, while 'Pullman' (poor) may be a rich man.

These surnames are understandable, but some of them are incomprehensible: Chris (Christ), King (King), Quinn (Queen), Prince (Prince), and so on, it is better to say, you are for the glory of your ancestors, but how can there still be people with the surname 'Rayple'? Oh, it means to commit a crime。。。。。。 This is just the Eagle surname, and there is also the Germanic lineage, which is the largest ethnic group in the Stars and Stripes, and in World War II, the Stars and Stripes led by the Germans fought with the Germans. What Allied commander-in-chief in Europe, Eisenhower, who later became president, and Nimitz, commander of the Pacific Fleet, were all of Germanic origin。。。。。。

Their surnames are more interesting than those of the Eagle Nation, and they have a different meaning, such as the famous former Germanic President Kohl means 'cabbage', Schumacher the king of cars is 'shoemaker', Einstein is 'a stone', Bach is 'stream', and Zweig is 'branch'。。。。。

Gallic surnames prefer to be named by nicknames, such as the Enlightenment thinker Rousseau, whose surname means 'red hair', thinking that his ancestors may have been people with red hair. Abel means 'breath' and Bernard means 'brave as a bear'。。。。。。

And these messy surnames gathered in the Stars and Stripes Country, and it has become the current situation in the Stars and Stripes Country, where the names are almost the same, and you can find millions of 'Michael' in the Stars and Stripes, but their surnames are called a mess. Names like 'Black Catfish' are so ubiquitous in the Stars and Stripes!

Just when Xiao Peng was still sighing for the name of 'Black Catfish', the car slowed down: "Xiao, we have arrived! You pay attention for a while, don't talk after getting out of the car, leave everything to me." ”

Xiao Peng didn't understand why, 'Black Catfish' found a vacant seat in the car and stopped, Xiao Peng and Yali just got out of the car, they were surrounded by a group of people who came out of nowhere, Xiao Peng thought it was going to fight at first, and subconsciously protected Yali behind him, but at first he looked, uh, he really didn't come to cause trouble.

The people around were all the people, with different skin colors and different languages, but all of them were doing one thing------ desperately holding the goods in their hands to promote them to Xiao Peng and the others.

The products they recommend are also varied, including clothes, shoes and hats, complete sets of cosmetics, and national souvenirs。。。。。。 There are also drug dealers who mysteriously took out a small plastic bag and asked Xiao Peng if he wanted to feel better, and some people even more simply stuffed the business cards into Xiao Peng's hands, which were written in Chinese and English: "Huaxia massage, door-to-door-service, fair price, Bao Jun is satisfied", and the same as the advertisement in the newspaper, there is no address, only a contact number.

Xiao Peng scratched his head, it seems that a few women stuffed his business cards just now? Seeing that this business is not easy to do, this Nima is really dedicated enough, and he came out to sell it in person?

The 'Black Catfish' also got out of the car and laughed when he saw this scene. Pushed away the crowd and walked to Xiao Peng's side: "Friends, let's disperse, these two are my friends, and I know where your stall is." I'll take them to see it. ”

"'Black Catfish', you're not kidding, are you? is this your friend?" one of them asked, a distinctly Latino accent in his accent.

The 'black catfish' nodded, but the crowd roared and dispersed, leaving Xiao Peng and Yali looking at each other, and before leaving, they heard someone muttering: "I saw that they were dressed like tourists, but I didn't expect them to be friends of the 'black catfish', and this 'black catfish' is a glutinous rice chicken ------ and it will be a little bit if it is not plucked." It's no wonder that his friends can be rich!"

The voice was not small, and the 'black catfish' was a little embarrassed, and said to Xiao Peng: "That, you know, I'm usually a little thrifty." ”

Xiao Peng snorted, how could this master who kicked sausages with him be described as a 'thrifty'? But he didn't have any idea of looking down on the 'black catfish'. Only those who have been poor can understand such a life.

When Xiao Peng and Yang Meng were working as small workers in the racecourse, what was the income enough for? Like every wage earner, while sending money to the family to report safety, they were eating steamed buns with pickles.

The phone call to my parents is always 'I'm doing well here', 'There are more prospects here than in my hometown, I eat and drink spicy food here'. It's as if the two of them went to the racecourse not to work, but to be domineering presidents.

In fact, at the end of every month, eating instant noodles is a luxury, and at that time, I was reluctant to throw away cigarette butts, just to have cigarette butts to smoke at the end of the month when I couldn't afford to buy cigarettes。。。。。。 Even so, when I call my family, I still say, 'I'm fine, I'm living a life that only a god can live here。。。。。。 ’

Xiao Peng was poor, so he understood the 'black catfish'. Nor will they look down on him. On the contrary, I admire him a little.

This 'black catfish' seems to have a good life and can afford to open his own garage. After encountering an accident, he became like this, but he did not give up on himself. This is a man who loves life.

Xiao Peng secretly decided in his heart that he would go to the 'home port set', buy more things, and then give the 'black catfish' some help.

As a result, when he arrived at the 'home port set', Xiao Peng was a little dumbfounded, shopping here?

Damn, spare me!