阅读理解
Everything has a name. All people, places, and things have names. Jenny is the name of a student from the UK. The UK is the name of a country. Cities and towns(城镇) have names, too. Schools also have names. Tomato, potato and carrot are names of vegetables. Apple, orange and banana are names of fruit.
When we meet a new person(人), we usually ask, "What's your name ?" Most people have two names. Names are different all over the world. In Jenny's class, she must know the names of the students from all over the world. This is not easy because the names are very different (不同的).
In the USA, Most people have a first name, a middle name and a last name. Parents choose(选择) the first and middle names for their babies. The last name is the family name. Usually it is the father's family name. In a family, the mother, the father and the children usually have the same last name.
Sometimes a person has a nickname, too. A nickname is a special name. It's not a person's real name. Abraham Lincoln 's nickname was "Honest Abe", because he was honest(诚实的). And it is short for Abraham. Pele is the nickname of the football player, Edison Aeraesde Nascimento. But everyone calls him Pele.
