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如果本身就喜歡用各種肢體表達，表情變化很多，這個人學手語就特別吃香。手語翻譯員在比手語時表情都很誇張，但對於聽障者或聾人來說，這就是一個辨別的方式。比手語時，表情就是聲調，除了有方向性，還會有主詞、動詞和受詞，口型也會一直變換。比如嘟嘴，臉頰鼓起來，指著一個東西，意思就是「我要那個!」，這個方式是"實物直指"，聽人眼中會覺得有點沒禮貌，但對於聾人來說，這就是最直接的表達方式...

手語 shǒuyǔ: Sign Language

肢體表達 zhītǐ biǎodá: body expression (肢體 zhītǐ: limbs)

吃香 chīxiāng: having advantage

聽障者 tīng zhàng zhě: people with hearing loss

聾人 lóng rén: deaf

嘟嘴 dū zuǐ: pouting

臉頰鼓起來 liǎnjiá gǔ qǐlái: blowing cheeks

實物直指 shíwù zhí zhǐ: to express what a person want by pointing out

聽人 tīng rén: normal hearing person

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