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There’s also evidence that the functions located in the brain’s frontal lobes may be the first to diminish with aging.
還有證明顯示，大腦額葉功能可能是最先隨著年齡增長而退化的。
This may explain why in a recent experiment older folks performed significantly worse than younger folks in comprehending more complex forms of humor.
這也解釋了近期的實驗中，老年人在理解更為復雜的幽默形式方面明顯不如年輕人。
Of course, it’s also important to take into account such factors as social differences in the kind of humor people prefer, social setting, and health.
當然，考慮諸如人們喜歡的幽默類型的社會差異、社會環境和健康等因素也很重要。
Maybe an elderly person would laugh at a joke if she were socializing with a group of her friends,
也許，一位老人和朋友在一起時會因為笑話而開懷大笑；
but not laugh with her neighbor whom she doesn’t know well or finds annoying.
但是與不熟悉或煩人的鄰里相處時則不會。
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