MAN: For some children it might be better to teach them to write on a laptop rather than by hand.

男人：对于一些孩子来说，教他们用笔记本电脑写字可能比用手写更好。

Like children with dyslexia. They often really struggle with handwriting and some just give up.

就像患有阅读障碍的孩子一样。他们经常在书写方面遇到困难，有些人干脆就放弃了。

WOMAN: Yeah. It's not as frustrating for them if they get things wrong – on a keyboard they can be more willing to have a go.

女人：是的。对他们来说，即使写错了东西也不会那么沮丧 —— 在键盘上，他们可能会更愿意尝试。

But I read that developing fluency isn't any faster.

但我读到，培养流畅性的速度并没有更快。

MAN: That's right. Did you read that article on the benefits of teaching print rather than cursive handwriting, where the letters are joined up?

男人：没错。你有没有读过那篇关于教授印刷体而不是连字的草体书法的文章？

WOMAN: Yes. Well in the past cursive writing was certainly considered more stylish and educated.

女人：是的。在过去，草体字确实被认为更有风格，也更有教育意义。

But not anymore. Teachers' attitudes have changed because it's been proved that cursive is more difficult to learn – especially for children with learning difficulties who find joining up letters really challenging.

但现在不同了。教师的态度已经改变，因为事实证明，草书更难学习 —— 特别是对于有学习障碍的孩子来说，他们发现连接字母真的很有挑战性。

MAN: I agree. I was always worried that my poor handwriting affected my exam results.

男人：我同意。我一直担心我糟糕的书法会影响我的考试成绩。

And now research shows that I was right to worry.

现在研究表明，我的担忧是正确的。

I'm sure a lot of students think it's unfair that they're being judged on their handwriting not just their knowledge.

我相信许多学生都认为，不仅仅根据他们的知识来评判他们，还要根据他们的笔迹来评判他们，这是不公平的。

WOMAN: Marks are definitely affected if examiners can't read the script.

女人：如果考官不能阅读笔迹，成绩肯定会受到影响。

That's why it's always been so important to teach children to write legibly…

这就是为什么教孩子们写出清晰易读的字一直如此重要......

Do you think the role of handwriting will change in the future?

你认为书法在未来的作用会改变吗？

MAN: I can't see that changing much.

男人：我看不出有什么变化。

Touch typing still isn't taught in most schools, which is a shame.

大多数学校仍然没有教授触摸式打字，这是一个遗憾。

But maybe that won't be necessary in the future because people will also be able to write by hand on digital devices. Anyway, teachers understand the value of handwriting. It's a basic life skill.

但也许在未来这将不再是必要的，因为人们也将能够在数字设备上手写。无论如何，老师们理解手写的价值。这是一项基本的生活技能。

WOMAN: True. However, the fact is that people are writing by hand less and less and relying on digital devices. That does cause some problems.

女人：没错。然而，事实是人们越来越少用手写，越来越依赖数字设备。这确实造成了一些问题。

MAN: You mean like note taking? There are lots of apps for that.

男人：你是说像做笔记那样的吗？有很多这样的应用程序。

WOMAN: And for reading historical documents apparently.

女人：显然还有阅读历史文献的应用。

But my mum is shocked by my awful spelling and the fact that my punctuation is really inconsistent.

但我妈妈对我糟糕的拼写和标点符号的不一致感到震惊。

I think you can put that down to lack of practice.

我想你可以把这归因于缺乏练习。

MAN: I expect so. Personally, I miss writing by hand. I hardly ever write anything now.

男人：我想是的。就我个人而言，我怀念手写。现在我几乎不写任何东西了。

I remember my grandparents had such beautiful handwriting and it was so individual.

我记得我的祖父母有着非常优美的字迹，而且非常独特。

Nobody I know would be able to identify my handwriting now. It's a shame.

现在我认识的人没有一个能认出我的笔迹了。真遗憾。

WOMAN: I know. I feel the same way.

女人：我知道，我也有同感。

I used to write a diary by hand and now I do that digitally.

我以前用手写日记，现在我用数字化的方式写。

It just seems less effort to do it that way. So it's not just a problem…

只是用那种方式似乎更省力。所以这不仅仅是个问题......