英语翻译What’sinaname?Yourfatecouldhavebeenentirelydifferentifyouhadbeengivenadifferentnameatyourbirth.Someofusrecognizethatournamedoesnotnecessarilyfitandstartusingadifferentnameratherthantheonewewere
英语翻译
What’sinaname?Yourfatecouldhavebeenentirelydifferentifyouhadbeengivenadifferentnameatyourbirth.Someofusrecognizethatournamedoesnotnecessarilyfitandstartusingadifferentnameratherthantheoneweweregiven.Manyofuschoosetouseourmiddlenamesowecanbetruetoourparents,andatthesametimebemoreconfident.Somepeoplewhohavechangedtheirnameclaimthattheirprofessionallivesimproved.Theyfeelbetteraboutthemselvessotheyaremorelikelytoachievemore.Butthosewhohavechangedtheirnamesarenotjustbeingoverlysensitive.Namethemselvesconveysomeinformationcausingotherstomakejudgmentbasedsolelyonthem.Hereisanexample:Amagazinedeclinedtoprintawriter’snamesimplybecausetheeditorthoughtitsuitedabaseballplayermorethananartcritic.Anotherexample:Awomenatapartybecameembarrassedwhenshewantedtobeintroducedtoamanshehaddeclinedbecauseofhisname.Onestudyshowedthatteachersgivedifferentgradestotheidenticalessayswrittenbyboyswithdifferentnames.Similarly,girls’popularitycanberelatedtotheirnames.Yet,whichnameworksandwhichdoesnotdependonthetimes.Thegoodqualitiesofawell-likedpresidentoractorcanofteninfluencehowanameisseen.Butifanamebecomestoowell-known,itmightalsofalloutoffavorasparentslookforsth.alittlemoreuniquefortheirchild.