A more economical approach was to use a sign to express not a whole word but a single syllable.

更经济的方法是使用一个符号来表达一个音节，而不是一个完整的单词。

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On his sign he used the word "restaurant" to describe what he was selling.

在他的招牌上，他用“餐厅”这个词来描述他所卖的东西。

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At first he tried to make a sign, or symbol, for each word. But that proved impossible - there were just too many words.

起初他试图为每一个词创造一个符号，但是后来证明这是不可行的&&切罗基语言里有太多的词汇。

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"This one is "Variations on K", because this is the word kiss in every language, including sign language.

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You could use a sign language thing for "Drink" that looks sort of like the act of drinking but you can't use a sign language word for "Country" that looks like a country, or for "Idea" that looks like an idea.

你可以用看起来像喝这个动作的手语,来表示"喝",但你无法用看起来像国家的手语,来表示"国家",或用看起来像想法的手语来表示"想法"

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The less than side is gonna be a less than sign, and then the word and is going to become not one & but two ampersands back to back, and we'll see why it's two and not one before long.

小于“侧还是用的“小于“,而中间的“and“将去掉,换成两个紧挨着的&符号，但至于为什么是&&而不是,我们以后会提到。

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For example, the Hawaii Sign Language word for father is to wag your finger -- whereas in ASL, it's an open hand with fingers spread and a thumb to the forehead.

CNN: Researchers document distinctive Hawaii Sign Language

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