Question 1

見て、真央。あれが僕の友達だよ。あの女の子がソフィアだよ。

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Look, Mao. They're my friends. That girl is Sophia.

Question 2

どれがソフィア？

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Which one is Sophia?

Question 3

彼女は赤いTシャツを着ている女の子だよ。

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She is the girl wearing a red T-shirt.

Question 4

ああ、彼女は何をしているの？

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Oh, what is she doing?

Question 5

彼女は手話で「元気？」とたずねているよ。

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She is asking, "How are you?" in sign language.

Question 6

なるほど。手話がわかるのはいいね。

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I see. It must be nice to understand sign language.

Question 7

そのとおり。彼女は僕にASLを教えてくれた。ASLはアメリカ手話なんだ。

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Absolutely. She taught me ASL. It's American Sign Language.

Question 8

アメリカ？手話にもいろいろな種類があるなんて知らなかった。

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American? I didn't know there are different kinds of sign languages.

Question 9

ASLはその中のひとつにすぎないよ。

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ASL is just one of them.

Question 10

実は、世界には100以上の異なる手話があります。

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In fact, there are over 100 different sign languages in the world.

Question 11

いくつかの国では、手話が公用語として使われています。

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In some countries, sign language is used as an official language.

Question 12

ASLは世界中で広く使われている手話です。

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ASL is a sign language used widely around the world.

Question 13

ある報告によると、アメリカには約50万人のASLの使い手がいます。

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According to a report, there are about half a million ASL users in the U.S.

Question 14

ASLはカナダやアジア、アフリカの一部でも使われています。

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ASL is also used in Canada and some parts of Asia and Africa.

Question 15

ASLを知っていれば、多くの人とコミュニケーションがとれます。

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If you know ASL, you can communicate with many people.

Question 16

いくつかASLの表現を学んでみませんか。

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Would you like to learn some ASL expressions?

Question 17