Character Amnesia 汉字健忘症.doc

Character Amnesia 汉字健忘症 嘿，这个字怎么写？ Hey, how do you write this character? 我记不全所有的笔划！ I cant remember all the 1)strokes! 如果不用，就会忘掉。 If you dont use it, you lose it. 很多人不怎么再用手写字。 Many people dont write by hand much anymore. 电脑和手机的使用是问题的关键。 Computers and phones are 2)where its at. 输入拼音跟一笔一划地手写出来不一样。 Typing pinyin is not the same as writing it out, stroke-by-stroke. 有些汉字很复杂！ Some characters are just so complex! 你还记得在学校学过的所有汉字吗？ Do you still remember all the characters you learned in school? 别太沮丧，这种现象叫“汉字健忘症”。 Dont feel bad―it’s called “character 3)amnesia.” 如今，这种现象发生在大约百分之八十三的土生土长的中国人身上。 Its happening to about 83% of native Chinese these days. 日本也有类似的问题。 Japan has the same problem. 很多人觉得自己的文化正在消失。 A lot of people feel like theyre losing their culture. 人人都有手机，何必再使用笔？ Everybodys got a phone, so why even bother with a pen? 但是有些人使用科技来抵御这种现象。 But some people are using technology to fight back. 现在有些新的视频游戏能够帮助孩子记忆汉字。 There are some new video games out there to help kids remember characters. 但是问题真的有那么严重吗？ But is it really 4)that big of a deal? 在当今社会有存在的价值吗？ Is it even valuable in a modern society? 有些触屏手机也需要你一笔一划书写。 Some touch-screen phones can require you to write every stroke, too. 手写汉字那么守旧。 Writing by hand is so old-fashioned. 值得竭力保留手写汉字的传统吗？ Is it worth it to try to save hand-written characters? 这有待于你们这代人去决定！ Its up to your generation to decide! 1