In captivity, where they live in zoos and science centres, they can be taught American Sign Language so that they can communicate with their hands.

在圈养的情况下，它们生活在动物园和科学中心，它们可以学习美国手语，这样它们就可以用手交流。

I myself went through this searching process and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better: I discovered ASL—American Sign Language.

我自己经历了这个搜索过程，发现了一些让我在大学里变得更好的经历：美国手语。

If you make an "OK" sign with your thumb and finger, that is the shape for the letter "f" in American sign language.

如果你用拇指和其他手指做一个 “OK” 的手势，那就是美国手语中字母 “f” 的形状。

The sign language most commonly used in the U.S. is American Sign Language, sometimes called Ameslan or just Sign.

在美国通用的手势语是美国手势语言，有时被称为北美式手势语或者语言符号。

I only sign American sign language.

我只签署美国手势语。

One interpreter handles American sign language.

一个口译员负责处理美国手语。

ASL Browser: Look up American sign Language signs here.

ASL Browser：这里查询美国符号语言的各种符号。

Well, I have to go to my american sign language night class.

我必须去我的美国手势语夜课。

Like English, American sign Language can convey meaning via the order in which signs appear.

英，美式手语中，不同手势出现的次序意味着不同的意思。

Rather, they believe they are a subculture which has its own language, American Sign Language.

他们颇有点儿认为他们是一个亚文化，有自己的语言——美国手语。

At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a from of pidgin English.

那时美国的手语仅仅被视作混杂英语的一种形式。

Deaf people may have no trouble communicating English words through American Sign Language, or ASL.

聋人通过美语手语(asl)来交流英语单词可能没什么问题。

This groundwork has led other researchers to delve into new areas of study in American Sign Language.

这些基础工作使得后继研究者能够在新的领域里对美国手语进行更深层次的研究。

The only language which has been extensively taught to dolphins is a version of American Sign language.

人类广泛传授给海豚的一种语言是一种美国手语。

The group leverages the device's touch screen and employs modified American sign language to produce voice outputs.

该团队利用iPhone的触摸屏和修改后的美国标识语言来生成语音输出。

Most notable was Washoe, a chimpanzee who became world-famous for her apparent mastery of American Sign Language.

最引人注意的是沃什欧，一个因其看上去能熟练掌握美国手势语而闻名世界的黑猩猩。

We want to share the excitement of language study and the challenges offered by the study of American Sign language.

我们期待与你分享语言学习的欢喜和研习美国手语的挑战。

If you major in sign language interpretation, you'll prepare for work as an interpreter of American sign language (ASL).

如果你选择这个专业，你将从事美国手语的翻译。

Bonus Site: ASL Fingerspelling: Test your American Sign Language chops by watching online spelling demos and guessing the word.

附赠站点A SL Fingerspelling：通过观看在线拼写示范和猜单词，来测试你的美洲手语水平。

You could say he was a success: he was a published author, an accomplished musician, fluent in German and American Sign Language.

你可以说他是成功的：他是一个作家并出了书，一个颇有成就的音乐家，一口流利的德语，而且懂美国手语。

American Sign Language is close to surpassing German as the third-most-studied foreign language at America's colleges and universities.

作为美国各高等院校第三位被广泛学习的外语，美国聋哑人手语的热门程度近乎超过德国手语。

You could say he was a success: he was a published author, an accomplished musician, fluent in German and the American Sign Language.

你可以称他是成功人士：他是一名发表过作品的作家，一位有造诣的音乐家，能说流利的德语，能熟练运用美国手语。

Their pin, which showcases the American sign language symbol for "I Love You, " is meant to symbolize a desire to heal the gulf between those with opposing beliefs.

他们设计的胸针展示了美国手语的“我爱你”符号，象征着持反对信念的人能愈合他们之间的鸿沟的愿望。

So, what I want to do is, I want to discuss the scientific notion of language, at first restricting myself to systems like English and Dutch and American sign language and Navajo and so on.

因此，我想做的是，我想来谈谈语言的科学定义，首先我会将自己限定在，诸如英语，荷兰语，美国手语，或迪瓦霍语等语言系统之下。