【读新闻学英语】Meghan王妃即将临盆，英国博彩业为宝宝姓名操碎了心！

By 新西兰先驱报中文网· 2019年03月20日 23:08

With the duchess due next month punters are having a flutter on the baby's gender, weight, date and birthplace.

随着公爵夫人即将在下月临盆，投注者正纷纷对宝宝的性别、体重、出生日期和地点进行各种猜测。

Duchess：公爵夫人

Punter：赌博下注者

Flutter：飘动，鼓翼

One of the most popular wagers is for the name. For a boy, Arthur is leading the pack at bookmakers William Hill but if it's a girl, many expect the Duke and Duchess of Sussex could pay tribute to Harry's late mother.

目前，姓名已经成为最受欢迎的投注类别。在博彩公司William Hill，Arthur领衔一众男孩姓名；如果是女孩，很多人猜Sussex公爵及公爵夫人可能会向Harry已故的母亲致敬。

Wager：赌注，赌博

Bookmaker：博彩业者

Late mother：先妣，已故的母亲

"Diana (is) 10/1 red hot favourite, no great surprises there," William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said. "But the recent move is for Victoria also 10/1, (people) really like it."

William Hill发言人Rupert Adams表示：“Diana的赔率是10/1，非常大热，这一点毫不意外。不过最新动态是Victoria也已来到同一赔率，（人们）非常喜欢这个名字。”

In January, Meghan told well-wishers she was six months pregnant, adding the couple did not know the baby's gender.

一月，Meghan向支持者公布自己怀胎6个月的消息，同时表示夫妻两人并不知道宝宝性别。

Well-wisher：祝福者，支持者

William Hill odds were 8/11 for a girl and evens for a boy earlier this week. At Betfair, the odds have shortened on a girl, and the favourite name is Diana at 5/1, Betfair Media Relations Manager Katie Baylis said.

本周初，William Hill的女孩赔率为8/11，而男孩为等额赔率。在另一家博彩公司Betfair，媒介关系经理Katie Baylis称女孩的赔率已经有所减少，而在名字方面，Diana以5/1的最高赔率备受追捧。

Odds：几率，赔率，概率

Baylis said another possibility was Alice, a name that was among those speculated when Prince William and his wife Kate were expecting their third child last year. Kate eventually gave birth to a boy, Prince Louis.

Baylis表示，另一个有可能的名字是Alice。去年，当William王子和Kate王妃等待第三个宝宝降临时，该名字曾在猜测名单中。不过最后Kate诞下一名男婴，即Lousi王子。

Speculate：推测，投机

"Punters feel that there will at some point be an Alice in the royal family and so we've seen plenty of interest in that name as well," she said.

她称：“投注者感觉王室家庭里迟早会有一位Alice，所以我们发现很多人都对这个名字感兴趣。”

At some point：在某一时刻

The mother of Harry's grandfather Prince Philip was called Alice.

另外，Harry的曾祖母，即祖父Philip王子的母亲，就叫Alice。

Betfair has odds of 8/1 for Arthur. Alice, Victoria, Grace, James and Edward each stand at 14/1. Diana and Arthur are also among favourites at other bookmakers.

Betfair方面，Arthur的赔率为8/1。Alice、Vitoria、Grace、James和Edward各自赔率均为14/1。其他博彩公司情况也差不多，Diana和Arthur都处在最受欢迎行列。

Other wagers have included who will be godparents to the baby, the date and time of birth, and if Meghan will have twins.

除了名字和性别，投注类型还包括谁将成为宝宝的教父母，出生时刻，以及Meghan是否会诞下双胞胎。

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