Laughter is good for your health!
笑對你的健康有益!
Nowadays, stand-up comedy is popular all over the world.
如今,單口喜劇在全世界都很受歡迎。
Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us, and have discovered that people who laugh a lot live longer.
醫(yī)生們一直在研究單口喜劇以及其他形式的喜劇對我們會產(chǎn)生什么樣的影響,并從中發(fā)現(xiàn)經(jīng)常笑的人活得更久。
They say this is because when you laugh, your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you.
他們說這是因為你在笑的時候,大腦會把對你有益的化學(xué)物質(zhì)輸送到你的全身各處。
Laughing helps your body stay healthy and can even help you fight pain.
笑有助于維持你的身體健康,甚至能幫助你擊敗病痛。
Maybe this explains the long lives of men like Bob Hope and George Burns.
可能這就解釋了像鮑勃·霍普和喬治·伯恩斯這些人長壽的原因。
Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying, 'Laughter is the best medicine', may be true after all.
不論是什么原因,研究表明,歸根結(jié)底,英語俗語“笑是最佳良藥”可能是對的。
So, go and make someone laugh—it just might help them (and you) live longer.
所以逗別人笑笑吧——這樣可能有助于他們(你)更長壽。