10.Spelling 拼音

A: You know, Ralph, since I started speaking English all the time my pronunciation's getting better and even the grammar's beginning to make some sense. But I don't think I'll ever be able to spell.

B: You're not alone there. I have trouble with spelling too. When I was in grade school, I learned which words were the most frequently misspelled, but I never did learn how to spell them.

A: Since it's so difficult, why is it so important to learn how to spell properly?

B: Because if you spell satisfactorily, you're considered educated. If you don't, you're not.

Notes

Make sense - to become understandable

Grade school (美國的)小學

A：拉爾夫，你知道，自從我開始所有時間都講英語以來，我的發音有了進步，而且語法也開始理順了。不過我不認為我能把字拼出來。

B：不是你一個人如此。我在拼音方面也有困難。當我上小學的時候，我知道哪些詞是經常拼錯的，但我沒有學會如何拼這些詞。

A：既然這么難，為什么學會準確拼音又如此重要呢？

B：因為如果你能準確無誤地拼音，人家就會把你看作受到教育的人。否則，在別人眼里你是個缺乏教育的人。