笑一笑，十年少 Laughter is the Best Medicine

Today we talk about something common to everyone around the world.

今天，我们谈论的是世界各地人们的共同之处。

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Laughing is one of life's most simple pleasures.

笑是生活中最简单的乐趣之一。

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It's free. You can do it anywhere.

笑是免费的。随便在哪里都可以笑。

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And it makes you feel good!

笑让人心情愉悦。

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There is another thing you should know about laughterLaughter is contagious.

关于笑，你还应该知道一件事：笑声是有传染性的。

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 Like the flu can spread easily among people.

笑声就像流感一样，很容易就在人群中扩散开来。

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Often when we hear someone laughing in a crowded room or a packed train,

比如，当我们听到有人在拥挤的房间和火车上笑的时候，

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for example, We start laughing too-even if we have no idea why.

往往，我们也会开始笑，尽管我们也不知道为什么会笑出来。

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But unlike the flu, 

好好洗手，就能预防流感，但与预防流感不同，

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even a good hand washing will not 【 protect you against 】 【 breaking into a fit of laughter 】.

a.保护某人（免受）伤害

b.发出一阵笑声

没什么能阻止你突然放声大笑。

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Your eyes water, your heart rate goes up, and your face gets that beautiful laughter glow.

你会笑出眼泪，心跳加速，脸因为笑而美丽的发光。

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In fact, many doctors say that mental health can affect physical health.

事实上，很多医生说心理健康会影响身体健康。

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You might even say "Laughter is the best medicine."

你甚至可以说“笑是最好的良药。”

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However, laughter is the best medicine does not mean

然而，“笑是良药”并不意味着。

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that you should not take medicine when you are sick.

你生病时不用吃药。

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It simply means that having a positive outlook might help ease your troubles.

这仅仅意味着积极地人生观可能有助于减轻你的烦恼。

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Making others laugh with you is an act of joy and kindness. 

让别人跟你一起大笑是一种快乐、善良的行为。

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However, the opposite is true when people laugh at you.

然而，当人们嘲笑你的时候，情况正好相反，

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That experience is lonely, and no food at all.

被别人嘲笑是孤独的，更不要提乐趣了。

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For example, a teacher 【 falls on hard times 】 and loses his apartment.

（尤指经济上）遭遇困难

例如，一位老师陷入困境，连住的地方也没有了。

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So, for a couple of days, he sleeps in his car outside of the school.

所以有几天他只能把车车停在校外，睡在车里，

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【 As it happens 】, at night, he sleeps in bright pink 

碰巧；正巧

Eg：As it happens，I konw someone who might be able to help.

恰好晚上睡觉时他穿了亮粉色的连身睡衣。

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full-body pajamas with a hood and bunny ears. 

睡衣帽子上还有对兔耳朵，

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 And he holds a teddy bear.

他手里还抱着只泰迪熊。

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Well, some cruel students record him sleeping in his car and shared the video with their classmates.

接着一些刻薄的学生把这位老师在车里睡觉的样子拍了下来，还和班上同学一起看了视频。

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The teacher becomes the laughingstock of the whole school.

于是这位老师成了全校的笑柄。

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That was a mean thing to do.

学生这么做很卑鄙。

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Well,yes, yes, it was. But our story does not end there.

嗯，是的，确实。这么做很卑鄙。但我们的故事并没有就此结束。

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The students post the video online,and it 【 goes viral 】!

迅速走红

还是那些学生，他们把视频上传到网上，然后它就在网上疯传了。

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More than 10 million people watch it on YouTube!

超过一千多万元人在YouTube上观看了那段视频!

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So, the teacher gets dozens of offers to make commercials for pajamas and teddy bears.

因此，老师收到了许多为睡衣和泰迪熊做广告的提议。

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He makes a lot of money.

他赚了很多钱。

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So,In the end, you could say the teacher 【 definitely had the last laugh 】.

笑到最后/取得最后胜利

所以,最后,可以说老师肯定笑到了最后。

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When you have the last laugh when,you 【 end up winning 】 when at first you were losing

最终/到头来……

Eg:If you don't know what you want，you might end up getting something you don't want.

当你笑到最后，就算一开始输了，只要最后赢了，就是赢了。

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It may be difficult, but if you have the choice to laugh or cry, choose laughter.

虽然可能很难，但如果你可以选择欢笑和哭泣，那就选择欢笑。

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For one thing, you may inspire others to laugh to.

至少，你可能会让别人也拥有欢笑。

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