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1、Why do we laugh?我们为什么会笑?Play audio file什么能让你发笑？能让我们笑出声的原因有很多，其中一个主要原因是 为了建立和维持社会联系。你觉得和朋友在一起的时候更容易笑吗？本 期随身英语”讨论为什么要笑，笑对我们有哪些好处。词汇：laughter笑声What things make you laugh? There are many things that make us chuckle or burst into laughter This natural show of emotion gives off signals that we are happy,

2、we find something humorous or even that we re just a barrel of laughs! Gelotologists have been looking at why we do it and what the benefits are.Laughter is a very primitive way of making a sound. When we do it, we make very strange noises 一from wheezes and squeaks to gasps and snorts - and each sou

3、nd simply reflects the muscles in the chest squeezing out air from our ribcages under very high pressure.Most of the time our laughter is involuntary and contagious, particularly between friends. Neuroscientist, Sophie Scott, told the BBC that it s z/a social emotion. It7 s better to laugh with peop

4、le we like. She defines two types of laughter 一 spontaneous laughter, where we laugh instantly and uncontrollably, and conversational laughter - where we laugh together with friends. Research found, on average, people laugh seven times for every ten minutes of conversation.The BBC World Service prog

5、ramme Crowd Science examined the science of laughter. It wanted to know what caused this highly infectious repetitive action. It found we use laughter to show others that we re being playful and non-threatening, and this serves to make and maintain social bonds. Also, people outside of our social gr

6、oup can understand the relationship between the laughers by the sound of our chuckles.While our health is no laughing matter, research has found a good guffaw can help our body and mind - it can make us feel good and relax our bodies. It also helps us manage pain and improve our immune system. That

7、s why laughter therapy isbeing used as an alternative to conventional treatments. But generally, our ability to laugh is out of our control. When you start doing itz just go with the flow and others will join in. 词汇表chuckle轻声笑，暗自笑burst into laughter突然开始大笑humorous幽默的，滑稽的a barrel of laughs 有趣,开心果gelot

8、ologist 笑学家primitive原始的wheeze呼哧呼哧的喘气声squeak吱吱声，短促的尖叫声gasp喘息，倒抽气snort鼻息声，哼哼声involuntary不由自主的contagious具有感染力的spontaneous laughter 自发的笑conversational laughter 交谈中的笑infectious有感染力的non-threatening不具威胁性的social bond社会关系no laughing matter不是开玩笑的事，正经事guffaw哈哈大笑，狂笑 laughter therapy 笑声疗法 测验与练习1 .阅读课文并回答以下问题。1.

9、What is happening physically in our bodies that makes us laugh?2. What happens when we laugh spontaneously?3. According to one survey, how many times do we laugh on average in a ten-minute conversation?4. In which ways can laughter improve our health?5. True or false? Other people feel threatened if

10、 they hear you laugh.2.选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成以下句子。1 . We were very and booked a cheap package holiday.We re leaving tomorrow!humorousspontaneousinfectiouscontagious2 .1 like going out with my brother. He s always a. laughing barrel barrel of laughing barrels of laughs barrel of laughs3. Her sense of humour

11、 is; we always end up laughing with her.humorouscontagiousconversationalguffaw4.1 had to when I saw the actor get his words mixed up.wheezesnortchuckleprimitive5. Losing your job is.a laughing matterno laughmatterslaughing not mattersnolaughing matter答案1 .阅读课文并回答以下问题。1. What is happening physically

12、in our bodies that makes us laugh?Laughter is caused by the muscles in the chest squeezing out air from our ribcages under very high pressure.2. What happens when we laugh spontaneously?We laugh instantly and uncontrollably.3. According to one survey, how many times do we laugh on average, in a ten-

13、minute conversation?Research found, on average, people laugh seven times for every ten minutes of conversation.4. In which ways can laughter improve our health?It can make us feel good and relax our bodies. It can even help manage pain and improve our immune system.5. True or false? Other people fee

14、l threatened if they hear you laugh.False. We use laughter to show others that were being playful and non-threatening.2 .选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成以下句子。1 . We were very spontaneous and booked a cheap package holiday. We re leaving tomorrow!2 .1 like going out with my brother. He s always a barrel of laughs.3 . Her sense of humour is contagious; we always end up laughing with her.4.1 had to chuckle when I saw the actor get his words mixed up.5. Losing your job is no laughing matter.