王室新寶寶名字汪星人來定？
All barks are off - the royal family's newest member will be a girl named Alexandra.
汪星人們都安靜一下，王室家族的新生兒將會是個女寶寶，並且會取名爲亞歷山德拉。
At least that's the oh-so-official prediction made by a bunch of racing corgis. Betting site Ladbrokes introduced the world's first "Barkingham Palace Gold Cup" in London, pitting 10 adorable corgis against one another in a dog-eat-dog contest to determine the name and sex of the new baby.
至少一羣柯基犬賽跑作出的官方預測是這樣說的。博彩網站立博在倫敦推出了世界首個“汪金漢宮金盃”（Barkingham Palace Gold Cup）比賽，通過讓10只可愛的柯基犬賽跑來預測新生寶寶的名字和性別。
Alexandra took first place on the winner's podium, fighting tooth-and-tail for the ultimate honor. She beat out Camilla and Victoria with a blindingly swift and adorable time of 4.32 seconds.
亞歷山德拉拔得頭籌，贏取了冠軍寶座。她拼盡全力才取得了最終的榮譽，以4.32秒閃電般的速度打敗了卡米拉和維多利亞。
"Alexandra romped to victory and it looks like Kate will soon be giving birth to a little girl next month," Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes told The Mirror. "Royal baby betting is booming and the arrival of a new heir to the throne is sure to see a record amount of wagers placed."
立博的傑西卡·布里奇對《鏡報》說道：“亞歷山德拉輕輕鬆取勝。看來凱特王妃下個月會生個女寶寶了。王室寶貝投注市場正在蓬勃發展，新的王繼承人的出生必將見證創紀錄的賭注。”
The outcome may shock the actual betting market. "Elizabeth" is a strong favorite for a girl at 5/1 odds, and bettors predict that another royal boy would be named "James" at 8/1. The Duchess of Cambridge hasn't revealed much about the child-to-be, though some outlets are reporting that her due date is in April.
不過這場比賽的結果可能會讓實際的博彩市場有些意外。投注的女孩名中“伊麗莎白”最受歡迎，有5/1的賠率，而投注者預測若王室又有男孩出生，會取名爲詹姆斯，這一賭注的賠率爲8/1。凱特王妃並沒有透露太多關於腹中寶寶的信息，儘管有消息稱王妃預產期爲4月份。
Vocabulary
dog-eat-dog：競爭激烈的
romp：不費力地完成
wager：打賭，押賭注
due date：預產期
