Why do we laugh? 为什么我们会笑？
<p>随身英语<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>? 为什么我们会笑？</p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>当我们听到有趣的笑话时定会忍俊不禁。然而，这并不是最常见的“发笑因素”，最能引人开怀大笑的究竟是什么呢？答案其实很简单：与人共处。研究显示，和他人在一起时发笑的频率是独处时的三十倍，而且人类并不是唯一能被逗乐的物种。</p><p>课文内容 词汇:笑声</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>?</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="rib">rib</span>-<span word="tickling">tickling</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hilarious">hilarious</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="giggle">giggle</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span>: <span word="being">being</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> 30 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="neuroscientist">neuroscientist</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Provine">Provine</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>. "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="disappears">disappears</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Smithsonian">Smithsonian</span> <span word="Magazine">Magazine</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>.</p><p><span word="Laughter">Laughter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="make">make</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Sophie">Sophie</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="reassures">reassures</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="threatening">threatening</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="every">every</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="verbal">verbal</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheezing">wheezing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snorting">snorting</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lips">lips</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span>.</p>
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