After a week of speculation, David Beckham has finally revealed the reasons behind his newborn daughter Harper Seven's unusual name. Despite a long-held rumour that his wife Victoria has never read a book, the footballer said they had named their daughter after Harper Lee - the author of Posh's favourite book To Kill A Mockingbird.
就在爱妻维多利亚轰轰烈烈的“产女新闻”狂轰滥炸整整一个礼拜后，小贝终于透露了爱女Harper Seven的名字来由，竟然和维多利亚酷爱的一本小说有关。虽然一直以来的报道称辣妹从不读书，但是这一回辣妹的“知书达理”的“文化人”形象因女儿的出世而被大家所知，女儿的名字和辣妹最喜欢的名为《To Kill A Mockingbird》(杀死一只知更鸟)的作者Harper Lee有关。
In a series of videos posted on his official Facebook page, the LA Galaxy player speaks about his joy as becoming a father for the fourth time. Dismissing speculation they named Harper Seven off a character from Disney TV show Wizards Of Waverly Place or Harper's Bazaar magazine, David said the name had a literary meaning for them.
此外，在一系列近日曝光的微博中，这位洛杉矶银河队的球星连发N篇微博，难掩“四次当爹”的喜悦之情，小贝澄清了女儿的名字和迪士尼现实剧Wizards Of Waverly Place有关的谣言，称女儿的名字有文学含义。
He said: 'A lot of thought goes into our children's names and Harper was a name that we've loved for a long time for a couple of reasons. 'One reason is Harper's an old English name which we loved and one of the other reasons was Victoria's favourite book is To Kill A Mockingbird and the author was Harper Lee. It's a very strong, passionate book. That's where Harper came from.' The revelation that is is Victoria's favourite book may surprise some fans, because it was widely thought she had never read a book.
小贝说：“女儿的名字含义丰富，其中一个原因是该名字起源于一个英语古老的名字，而且还和维多利亚最喜欢的小说《杀死一只知更鸟》中的作者有关，这本书十分励志，很鼓舞人生志气。（虽然名字颇具文学素养，但是维多利亚还会看书的消息实在还是让喜爱小贝夫妇的粉丝们大跌眼镜。）”
However in an interview six years ago, she insisted she did read books, but didn't usually get a chance to finish them due to her busy schedule. The footballer went on to admit her former shirt number 7 while he played for Manchester United and England had also played a strong part in them choosing Seven as a middle name.
在几年前的采访中，辣妹是承认自己偶尔看一些书，但是因为工作忙碌，从未将任何一本书看完。此外，小贝还透露，自己爱女的名字还和自己的在曼联效力时的幸运数字“7” 有关。
He explained: 'And then Seven you know, a lot of people have assumed its just because of my shirt number that I wore for many years and part of it is because I had so much luck around wearing that number, wearing it for England, wearing it for Manchester United. 'It was such an influential number throughout my career and a lucky number... but that wasn't the main reason. 'The other reasons behind Seven was because it symbolises spiritual perfection, the Seven Wonders Of The World, seven colours of the rainbow and in many cultures around the world it's regarded as a lucky number.
小贝说道：“说到幸运数字7，大多数人都认为这和我的球衣幸运数字有关，因为我穿上了数字7的球衣，为英格兰赢得了荣誉、为曼联赢得了荣誉。这个数字在我的足球生涯中占据了相当重要的位置，但是这个并不是给爱女起名的主要原因。我认为主要原因是这个数字具有象征意义，以及渴望完美的美好愿望。比如：世界七大奇观、彩虹的7种不同的颜色、甚至许多国家的文化中，7都是一个不可或缺的数字，不仅仅是我个人的幸运数字而已。”
He said: 'To have another girl in the family is really incredible. We've got three beautiful healthy boys already and we're so lucky to have that and now to have a beautiful little girl. 'Having a daughter is a whole new thing. Having pink in the house, having lilac in the house... and you have to be a lot more delicate with girls than boys and I'm not used to that so it's a whole new experience. It's an amazing experience to have that little bundle of joy in your hands, making her little noises and opening their eyes, it really is an incredible moment for us.'
小贝补充：“女儿成为我们家庭的一名新成员对我们家的意义十分重大，我们已经有了3个活泼可爱的儿子，再填一个闺女是上帝对我们的慈爱。有一个女儿对于我们全家来说都是一个十分新鲜的事情，难以想象，在一个雄性激素旺盛的家庭中，会增添粉红色以及淡紫色。对于女孩，父母要更加疼爱和敏感，一切对于我们来说都是全新的体验，我超级期待。”
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