1. Do you often write things?
Yes, I write all the time. I write when I answer questions, when I send e-mails, when I write letters to relatives. Each thing that I write gives me the chance to improve my writing. I do not take spelling or grammatical shortcuts, because that obfuscates good writing.
我经常写东西。答题的时候我需要写，发邮件的时候需要写，给亲戚写信的时候也需要写。每个我需要写的东西都能给我一次练习写字的机会。我不使用拼写和语法上的捷径(缩写，简写)，那会把好的写作搞得很不清楚。
2. Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer?
I prefer writing on the computer rather than writing by hand. Though I do enjoy journal writing with pen and colored pencils from time to time, I have always “pooh-poohed” the people who say the pen is more directly connected to the brain than the keyboard.
比起手写，我更喜欢用电脑。虽然我有时候确实喜欢用钢笔或彩笔写日记，但我很鄙视那些坚称“用笔写东西比用键盘更能直接抒发思想”的人。
3. Do you think computers might one day replace handwriting?
No, I think we will always write by hand. I think it’s an important skill, and schools will continue to teach children to write by hand before they learn to type.
不。我认为我们会一直用手写的。这是一个重要技能，学校也会在孩子们学习打字前继续教他们手写的。
4. How can children today improve (or, practice) their handwriting?
Practice makes perfect. Have them trace a model. Let them treat it like homework and spend 30 minutes or more everyday working on it, at first. Besides, parents and teachers should encourage them to slow down when handwriting assignments.
熟能生巧。让他们临摹字帖。一开始就让他们把练字当成作业去完成，每天花上半个小时或更多时间去做这件事。除此之外，家长和老师要鼓励孩子们在手写作业时放慢速度。
5. What impression does a person's handwriting have on other people?
Handwriting is or should be very important to people. Maybe when we see extremely tiny handwriting, we may think of the person as mouse like, sometimes shy, or he could also be obsessive compulsive, or meticulous in nature.
手写对人们来讲或许是非常重要的。也许我们看到很小的字体，会认为这个人胆小羞怯，有时腼腆，又或者这个人有强迫症或天生谨小慎微。
