英国王室喜迎小公主,名字竞猜正火热
Britain has a new princess and eagerly awaits her name
It may be a day or two before the world knows what to call Britain's new princess. When Prince George, her older brother, was born in 2013, royal officials waited two days before announcing his name.
或许再过一两天我们才能知道这位新公主的名字.2013年她的哥哥乔治王子出生后,王室官员延迟两天对外公布他的名字.
The Duchess of Cambridge delighted her nation and royal enthusiasts around the world Saturday by delivering a princess that millions in Britain were hoping for.
周六（5月2日）,剑桥公爵夫人顺利产下数百万英国人民盼望已久的小公主,皇室"超级粉丝们"、举国上下的人们都欢欣鼓舞.
The baby, Prince William and Kate's second child, was born Saturday morning and weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces (3.7 kilograms), officials said.
这是威廉王子和凯特王妃的第二个孩子.据官方宣布,小公主周六早上出生,重8.3磅（3.7公斤）.
She is fourth in line to the throne and the fifth great-grandchild of 89-year-old Queen Elizabeth II. Britain hasn't welcomed a princess born this high up the line of succession for decades.
这位王室新丁是王室第四顺位继承人,89岁高龄的伊丽莎白女王二世的第五个曾孙.英国已经几十年未曾迎接过排位如此靠前的女孩.
Speculation about the new royal's name has been frenetic: Alice and Charlotte are the clear favorites, followed by Elizabeth, Victoria and Diana – all names with strong royal connections.
人们对这位新王室成员名字的猜测十分热烈：爱丽斯和夏洛特这两个名字最受欢迎,其次是伊丽莎白、维多利亚和戴安娜,都贴近王室传统.
Royal children are usually given several names – the baby's brother was christened George Alexander Louis – so the princess's name could incorporate more than one of those guesses.
王室子嗣一般都有好几个名字——乔治洗礼时的名字是乔治·亚历山大·路易斯——所以小公主的名字也可能是猜测名单里多个名字的结合.
Anticipation had been building for weeks after Kate, 33, told a well-wisher she was due around late April. Still, journalists were caught slightly off guard when she delivered barely three hours after checking into the hospital at dawn Saturday. William, 32, was present at the birth.
