When our daughter was born, we named her Myles, after my beloved late（已故的） father, despite family warning that the name was too masculine（男性的） .
Years later, when I felt she was old enough to understand, I explained to Myles, Your name is very special. I named you after my own father because I loved him very much. I know he would be proud of you.
Myles thought carefully about this and then said, I know all that, Mom. But I don't understand why my grandfather had a girl's name.
女兒出生時(shí)，我們給她取名叫邁爾斯，和我深愛(ài)的業(yè)已過(guò)世的父親同一個(gè)名字，不過(guò)家人提醒這個(gè)名字太男性化了。
幾年以后，我覺(jué)得邁爾斯已經(jīng)長(zhǎng)大，能夠懂事了。我對(duì)她解釋說(shuō)：你的名字很特別。我給你取了一個(gè)和我爸爸一樣的名字，因?yàn)槲曳浅?ài)他。我相信他會(huì)為你而深感自豪的。
邁爾斯很仔細(xì)地想了一下，然后說(shuō)道：這些我都懂，媽媽�？墒俏也恢劳夤珵槭裁磿�(huì)有一個(gè)女孩子的名字。
