名字的意义

What's in a Name?

婚后妻子随夫姓,孩子随父姓似乎天经地义,可事实是否真的如此?随着时代的进步,社会也发生着巨大变化,一些传统做法在新时代是否还能保留?这些做法本身是否公正?在新的社会情境下是否还有可操作性?这些问题值得我们思考。

It is time to question an accepted social practice that is in fact quite unacceptable,and in our time more than repellent.Why is a woman expected to change her name when she marries?Historically,the use of a single name for most people became confusing with the growth of population,and so grew the practice of adding a last name.The last name was based on trade,such as Smith or Taylor;on location, the village or town one came from;and on lineage1,the chosen family name.