雅思美国口语教程：What is your name二

It is my family name. In China, we put our surname first.  是我的姓。中国人先说姓再说名。

姓     surname     last name（因为英文的姓是放在最后的）    family name  

名     first name   given name   中名middle name

Her name is Susan N. Armstrong. N is the abbreviation of her middle name.

她叫Susan N. Armstrong。“N”是她中间名字的缩写。

Abbreviation       缩略      Abbreviate                  缩写、删节

abbreviate sth. = make sth. shorter

Middlen name can be abbreviated中间的名字是可以缩写的.

This story is abbreciated.这个故事被删节了

Are you from the PRC?你是从中国来吗

PRC = People’s Republic of China中华人民共和国

UN is the abbreviation of the United Nations.UN是联合国的缩写

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