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手語Sign Language

打破溝通藩籬的重要方式 An important way to break down communication barriers

聽障人士與聽力正常的人對於手語分別持有諸多己見；有些人主張聽障人士應該學習唇語,而不是手語。

他們認為只懂手語的聽障人士會受到孤立,被隔絕於社會之外。

不過許多人並不贊同,聲稱ASL就是他們的自然語言。

教育工作者則爭論起美國聽障人士到底應該使用ASL,還是在其他眾多英語手語版本中選定一個。

無論你的聽力有障礙或是沒問題,學習手語是一種豐富的體驗。

它能幫助你結交新朋友。

如果你的聽力正常,也許會想替聽障人士翻譯；你可以幫助他們理解談話內容,或是處理醫療、法律相關事項。

也許你能成為聽障人士的老師。

要是你的孩子聽力有障礙,你就能使用手語作為交流工具。

別擔心手語會太難上手；手語真的就像A、B、C-樣簡單！

Deaf people and hearing people have many strong opinions about sign language. Some contend that deaf people should learn to read lips instead of signing. They argue that deaf people who only sign are isolated and cut off from the rest of society. Many people disagree, claiming that ASL is simply their natural language. Educators debate whether American deaf people should use ASL or one of the other varieties of signed English.

 Whether you're deaf or hearing, learning sign language can be an enriching experience. It can help you make new friends. If you're hearing, perhaps you'll want to become an interpreter for the Deaf. You can help them understand talks or deal with medical or legal situations. Maybe you could become a teacher of the

Deaf yourself. If you ever have a deaf child, you will be able to use sign language as a tool of communication. Don't worry that sign language is too hard to learn. It really can be as easy as ABC.

contend （v.）聲稱；主張

Around 2,500 to 3,000 years ago, people contended that the Earth was flat.

contend （v.）競爭；爭奪

Athletes from around the world traveled to Tokyo this last summer to contend for gold medals in their various sports. （過去的這個夏天）爭奪金牌

contend with應付

Every summer it seems farmers have to contend with too much or too little rain.

Isolate （v.）隔離；孤立

Two of the skiers were isolated from their group by an unexpected snowstorm in the mountains. 突如其來的暴風雪    與團隊分開

To prevent the spread of Covid, people were isolated for two weeks if they had been exposed to someone who had it or had traveled abroad. 隔離兩個星期

It is very easy for immigrants to feel isolated. 移民者容易感到孤立無援

strong opinions

Because sometimes we could say if someone has really strong opinions and they're not willing to change their opinions, or you would have to spend a long time talking to convince them to change, we could say that is an opinionated person.

Oh, that's true.

Now a lot of people have strong opinions about different things.

Maybe you have strong opinions about the environment or politics or religion.

lip-syncing對嘴

a lot of musicians have come under fire recently because it turns out when they perform live, they’re using a track of their voices instead of actually singing.

或稱假唱、夾口型，香港稱之為咪嘴，是指歌手於現場表演時播放預錄歌曲，但並未實際發聲的唇型配合。

cut off from

if you cut off from something like society or a group, this means you’re caused to be separate or even alone from different from that group.

educator

professors at a university, teachers, instructors, coaches of different kind

a sing of the times 時代特徵

Though safety measures are in place, many people continue to work from home. It is a sing of the times.

The art of communication is being lost because of mobile phones. It is a sing of the times.

a sure sing 明顯的跡象；某些是一定會發生

is used when something is definitely going to happen or is true

you can say the heavy dark clouds in the sky are a sure sign that it’s going to rain soon.

The huge diamond ring on her finger is a sure sign that she is engaged.

enrich （v.）使豐富；充實

Rob feels his mind was enriched when he went to college because he was exposed to information he had never heard before. 覺得心靈很充實

Milk is often enriched with vitamin D to make sure people get enough of this vitamin.富有維他命D

Financial advisors attract new clients with the promise of enriching their financial status. 保證財務狀況得到提昇來吸引新客戶

interpreter翻譯者

Sonia is a Russian interpreter at the United Nations in New York. 紐約聯合國的俄語翻譯員

When Marigold first moved to Spain, she communicated through an interpreter.

interpret

Leah's refusal to work overtime was interpreted as a lack of commitment to her job, but in reality, she had a young child at home to care for.

the Deaf

interpreter vs. translator

interpreter

someone who is sharing in sign language while somebody else is on stage speaking a spoken or verbal language.

to （v.）＋（for）yourself

You could go out to dinner every night, or you could learn how to cook for yourself.

Comma

Exclamation point驚嘆號

用於句子結尾，表示驚嘆、感歎或號嘆。中華民國教育部國語推行委員會《重訂標點符號手冊》指明「用在感嘆、命令、祈求、勤勉等語句之後。」中華人民共和國的《標點符號用法》中也指出「感嘆句末尾的停頓，用驚嘆號。」「語氣強烈的祈使句末尾，也用驚嘆號。」「語氣強烈的反問句末尾，也用驚嘆號。」

Reflection page

And remember, there are some other pages in your magazine that can challenge you and maybe help you to improve your English as well like the Reflection Page or some of those practice tests in the end.

And also, don't forget some of the things we have on our other social media platforms like (Chinese). There's a new episode every week.

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