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.
      拉尔夫，你知道，自从我开始所有时间都讲英语以来，我的发音有了进步，而且语法也开始理顺了。不过我不认为我能把字拼出来。

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.
      不是你一个人如此。我在拼音方面也有困难。当我上小学的时候,我知道哪些词是经常拼错的, 但我没有学会如何拼这些词。

spelling的翻译

A：Since it's so difficult, why is it so important to learn how to spell properly?
      既然这么难，为什么学会准确拼音又如此重要呢？

B：Because if you spell satisfactorily, you're considered educated.If you don't, you're not.
      因为如果你能准确无误地拼音，人家就会把你看作受到教育的人。 否则，在别人眼里你是个缺乏教育的人。

1. 拼法;拼写;拼读
    A spelling is the correct order of the letters in a word.

    e.g. In most languages adjectives have slightly different spellings for masculine and feminine...
           在多数语言中，形容词的阳性和阴性的拼法略为不同。
    e.g. If we got a spelling wrong we were forced to get a dictionary out.
           如果我们拼错了一个字，就会被要求去查字典。

2. 正确拼写单词的能力;拼写
    Spelling is the ability to spell words in the correct way. It is also an attempt to spell a word in the correct way.

    e.g. His spelling is very bad...
           他的拼写能力很差。
    e.g. ...basic skills in reading, writing, grammar and spelling...
           阅读、写作、语法和拼写等基本技能

3. see also: spell