ASL
123
Idioms & Expressions Sentence Translation
1.
DO-DO-DO
· Since
you're off this weekend, what are
you going to do?
· I was supposed to take a test
yesterday however I got sick and had to miss it.
What am I going to do??
2.
TOUCH-FINISH
· My friend and I are chatting and I
ask him/her if s/he had been to the Coastal
Kitchen restaurant. S/he said that s/he hadn't. I said that the
food is really good!
· I've traveled the world in the
past. Have you been to Thailand?
3.
VOMIT!
· I absolutely hate going to hospitals and I just hate having my blood drawn!
·
I enjoy taking different courses
but when it comes to science classes, I hate
them! I really feel like a dunce!
4.
FUNNY-NONE
· Computer classes are no joke. You've
got to study really hard and really keep
up. It's no laughing matter.
· Marriage is great but not so for
separations. Divorce is really not
funny because
once you get to court, there's all this arguing and fighting going on
about
dividing up monies, the house and car, etc.
5.
FEEL-DEFLATED
· Back when I was a kid in school, I
practiced very hard on my speech. My
teacher told me I was doing a great job.
Then I went out and started meeting
people and talking to them, I discovered that they couldn't understand
me. I felt
so deflated!
6.
OUT-OF-SIGHT
·
Back in those days, technology
wasn't big. We didn't have email, computers and
closed captioning then. But now, technology is just awesome what
with email,
computers, the internet; research, DVDs; and games. It's really
amazing!
· If
you want to compare gas economy between a Honda and a Ford, the
Honda wins hands down!
7.
O-I-C
·
Back when I first started riding
motorcycles, I bought myself a bike and I was so
excited! I got on it for the first time and tried to kick
start it, but nothing
happened. I tried again without any success.
Then a man came by and pointed
out that I had to turn on the ignition. Oh I see.........
·
It
was getting close to class time
and I had to make a dash to the copy
room
to get some paperwork copied. I set everything up; programmed
the copier,
pressed started and ran off some copies.
When I looked at them, they were
blank! I called someone over to point out that the copier was
having problems.
S/he came over to investigate and pointed out that there was
no original on the
glassplate. Oh I see, heh. I put the original on the
glass; started the machine
and it worked fine.
8.
THINK-DISAPPEAR/THINK-APPEAR
· Many times when I'm chatting with
someone, it will happen that I completely lose
my train of thought. Then it comes back to me and I am able to go on with
the
conversation. I sure
feel old sometimes!
· There are 5 important things you
should know which I will explain. First, you
must go make copies; write it out(??) and then turn it in to me. 2,
Then you
need to .... what's 2?? Oh that's right, secondly, it's
essential that you email me
if you are sick.
9.
ON-THE-FENCE
· This Saturday, I've got two
possible plans. One option is to go on a boat
ride....I love boats! The other is my friend's birthday party. I
don't know! I am
at a loss as to what to do!
·
I'm close to graduating from high
school and then I'll be going to college. People
keep telling to go to Gallaudet, NTID or CSUN. I don't know which
university to
pick!
10.
SQUARE-MIND
Class
is about to start soon and I rush off to make copies. I discover
that after
I run
them off, the pages are blank and I ask for help. Someone comes over to
investigate and then tells me "You nitwit! There's no original on the
glass plate!"
Oh I
see.....
· I really enjoy carpentry and
I'm still learning. A day ago,
I measured out
a board piece and after I cut it, I realized it was too small. I'm
such an idiot! I
was off by one inch!
11.
MIND-FREEZE
· There's one instructor that I've
worked with for many years. It so happened that
this teacher decided to transfer to another school. I was
shocked.
· You know the book “The Signing
Family”? Last night when I read it, it was
shocking to find out that so much of the information was true!
12.
FALL-IN-LOVE
·
I've seen all sorts of motorcycles
but those first Harley Davidson ones, I really
fell in love with them.
· About one to two weeks ago, people
just flocked to see Pope John and
they absolutely loved him!
13.
TRAIN-GONE
·
Sometimes when I'm teaching and signing
away, one student will chance to
glance down to look over something and then looked back up. S/he
raised her
hand and said "Hey, I missed that".
In that case, I'll say "Sorry but you've
missed it".
· I had this very important meeting
with this group and while we were having this
discussion, a friend arrived late and asked what was going on. I
told him "Sorry,
you've missed the train!"