键盘时代 传统书法还有多重要?

短语讲解：

1. Senior high school students will have optional calligraphy courses, and they can also attend various after-school activities related to calligraphy.

relate to涉及, 关系到…
例句：His remarks didn't relate to the topic under discussion.
他说的话与讨论的问题无关。

2. What are the students' opinions toward this, and are they in favor of it?

in favor of赞成〔支持〕(某人或某事物)
例句：All in favor of this proposition will please say“Aye”.
请所有赞成这项提议的人讲一声“赞成”。

3. "I'm looking forwards to having calligraphy class, and I will give my calligraphy work to my parents.

look forward to期望, 盼望
例句：I'm looking forward to your visit next week.
我在盼望着你下周光临。

4. But nowadays, many people think little of calligraphy due to the widespread use of computers.

think of想起, 记起; 想念
例句：Will you think of me after I've left?
我离开之后, 你还会记得我吗?
due to由于
例句：Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。

5. So I think it's very helpful for the children to nurture their minds and learn about Chinese culture by learning calligraphy.

learn about获得, 学得
例句：I like reading historical stories because I can learn about the lives that people led long ago.
我喜欢看历史故事, 因为这样可以知道过去人们的生活。

6. Some primary schools in Beijing have already set up calligraphy courses, and Jing Shan School in Yuan Yang community is one of them.

set up建立, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

7. It also costs much more money to teach the course compared to other subjects.

compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

8. We hope that the Ministry of Education can compile a good calligraphy teaching textbook and provide more opportunities for teachers to undergo training and carry out research.

carry out进行; 执行; 贯彻
例句：They also carry out experiments.
他们还进行实验。