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想像你住在一個沒有人能夠與你溝通的世界，當身邊的人滔滔不絕而你卻一個字都接收不到，會是多麼寂寞的一件事？

A deaf man was moved to tears after learning that his neighbourhood had learned sign language just for him to promote the heartwarming message: 'A world without barriers is our dream'. Muharrem was unwittingly placed at the centre of an elaborate stunt in which he was secretly filmed encountering a host of strangers in a series of staged meetings through Istanbul(伊斯坦堡-土耳其).The footage begins with him setting out for the day with his sister Ozlem, who is in on the set-up. Before long, Muharrem is taken aback when he encounters a stranger who signs 'good morning' to him.

土耳其男子Muharrem是聽障人士，活在一個沒有聲音的世界，與人交流只能透過手語，格外不便，Samsung土耳其公司集結起當地小鎮的居民一起參與這項拍攝計畫，致力於為一名叫做Muharrem的聽障男子帶來難忘的一天，小鎮上的居民經過一個月的準備，全部上了手語課學會簡單手語問候，希望能夠讓土耳其的聽障男子Muharrem至少一天，感受到一個沒有隔閡的社會。

*sign language 手語

*promote (v.) to encourage the popularity, sale, development or existence of something 促進；促銷，推銷；推廣

*barriers (n.) a long pole(杆，柱), fence(柵欄，籬笆), wall or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from going somewhere隔欄，屏障，障礙物

*unwittingly (adj.) without knowing or planning 不知情的，無意的

*elaborate (adj.) containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts

精心計劃的，詳盡的

*stunt (n.) something that is done to get attention for the person or people responsible for it 意在引人注目的舉動

*be taken aback = to be very shocked or surprised大吃一驚

*a host of = a large number of something 許多，大量

Deaf man Muharrem sets out for the day with his sister unaware he is being filmed for an advert(廣告) in which he will encounter a host of strangers who have learned sign language so they can communicate with him

正式拍攝當天，Muharrem的姊姊和他一起到路上逛街，結果一路上遇見的人竟然都對他比著手語

Before long, Muharrem is taken aback when he encounters a stranger who signs 'good morning' to him. The stunt, which took a month to prepare, saw the volunteers learn sign language phrases for their chosen roles

迎面來的路人竟然以手語向他道早安...

(參與計畫的居民事先花了一個月的時間學習手語唷!!!)

On a visit to his food store in Istanbul, the shopkeeper unexpectedly advertises his wares with hand signals

來到了附近的商店，老闆用手語告訴他："我們有熱貝果唷"

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Another set-up involves a stranger dropping a bag of fruit. When Muharrem helps pick them up, the man uses sign language to offer him an apple as a thank you, much to Muharrem's surprise

Muharrem幫助一位陌生人撿拾他掉落的水果，結果這位陌生人不但給了他一顆蘋果，還用手語比了”謝謝”

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A woman apolosies with sign language after bumping into Muharrem accidentally on purpose in the street.

一位女士不小心撞到了Muharrem，用手語表示”抱歉”

The shock is clear on Muharrem's face when a taxi driver welcomes him into the car with sign language

Muharrem搭上了計程車，司機用手語表達”歡迎”

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In a final flourish, Samsung, which organised the commercial, arranges for an electronic advertising board to communicate with him, offering the heartwarming message: 'A world without barriers is our dream as well'

在廣場上所立起的螢幕上，Samsung影像電話中心的工作人員向他比著流利的手語：今天Samsung準備了一個小小的驚喜給你，因為創造一個沒有隔閡的世界也是我們的夢想，這也是為什麼我們成立了影像電話中心，我們會在這裡替所有聽障人士服務