What's your surname, by the way? ”

对了，你姓什么？”

Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively; and 26 of George Bush's predecessors (including his father) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half.

如此这般，美国总统和副总统姓氏分别是 B 和C起头。乔治·布什前任有二十六位（包括）姓氏均在表前半部，而姓氏在表后半部却仅有十六位。

So, in Britain, patrilineal surnames go down through the male line, down through the generations.

所，在英国，系姓氏是由男性代代相传。

Your surname is perilously close to Yodel.

你姓氏很像约德尔。

The Chanel designer dropped the " T" from his surname, so it will be more commercial, especially when he launched his own brand Karl in 1998.

这位香奈儿设计师更了自己姓氏，因他认为这听起来更具商业价值。特别是在1998年他推出自己个人品牌Karl时，这用意更为明显。

His surname, Ataturk, means " Father of the Turks" .

他姓氏阿塔土克意为“土耳之”。

However, some research has shown that if your surname, your family name, begins with a letter later in the alphabet, you could be at a disadvantage at school and in life.

然而，一些研究表明，如果你姓氏，你姓，表靠后位置开头，那你在学校和生活中可能处于劣势。

Farina is my only surname, but people call me Mary.

我猜 Farina 是你娘家姓因为你还没结婚，但你还有别名吗？Farina是我唯一姓，但人们都叫我 Mary。

She hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was Baker.

她低声告诉我那个在搞平衡动作姑娘姓贝克。

Marie. And my surname is MacKenzie. I'm Taylor Marie MacKenzie. What's your middle name?

玛丽。我姓氏是麦肯奇。我叫泰勒·玛丽·麦肯奇。你中间名是什么？

And then that person will be referenced with surname from there on out.

之后再提及那个人时候就是会用姓氏了。

My given name is Arya, and my surname is Chowdhury. Please just call me Arya.

我名是艾莉亚，我姓乔杜里。请叫我艾莉亚就行。

" I saw the surname. I had a teacher with that name. Was just wondering...."

“我看到你姓了。我有个老师也用这个姓。只是问一声… … 我去。”

A 28-year-old self-taught English learner surnamed Wang, who purchased the course, told the Global Times.

一位28岁自学英语者王先生购买了该课程，他告诉《环球时报》。

Incidentally, another Fuzhou-based employee surnamed Li, along with other colleagues, was defrauded of 48,000 yuan.

顺带一提，福州另一名姓李员工和他同事一起被骗了4.8万元。

My English teacher's surname is Wang and his first name is Shuitian.

我英文老师姓王，名水田。

Nahel's surname has not been released by authorities or by his family.

官方和家人都没有公布纳赫尔姓氏。

Dropping the 'a' from his surname soon after arriving.

到了不久，就将“a”从他姓氏中删除。

" Sometimes I think if others are buying so much, I also need to prove myself by buying more, " said the student, surnamed Li.

“有时候我觉得别人买了这么多，我也得通过多买些来证明自己，” 这位姓李学生说。

When writing to someone you do not know, you usually begin a letter with " Dear" and the title of the person and their surname, or family name.

英语中，给陌生人写信，通常在信开头写上" Dear" ，加这个人头衔及他姓。