VOA慢速英语，作为国际英语学习者的重要资源，通过清晰缓慢的发音与简洁的词汇，为初学者及中等水平学习者搭建了通往流利英语的桥梁。它不仅帮助提升听力理解能力，还丰富了词汇量，增强了语感，是学习地道英语表达不可或缺的工具，对全球英语学习者的语言提升至关重要。让我们一起进入今天的VOA慢速英语听力训练：词汇故事laugh。
英文原文
Today we talk about something common to everyone around the world. Laughing is one of life's most simple pleasures. It is free. You can do it anywhere, and it makes you feel good. There is another thing you should know about laughter: laughter is contagious. Like the flu, laughter can spread easily among people. Often, when we hear someone laughing in a crowded room or a packed train, for example, we start laughing too, even if we have no idea why. But unlike the flu, even a good hand washing will not protect you against breaking into a fit of laughter. Your eyes water, your heart rate goes up, and your face gets that beautiful laughter glow. In fact, many doctors say that mental health can affect physical health. You might even say that laughter is the best medicine. However, "laughter is the best medicine" does not mean that you should not take medicine when you are sick. It simply means that having a positive outlook might help ease your troubles.
今天，我们来谈谈世界上每个人都会遇到的事情。笑是生活中最简单的乐趣之一。它是免费的。你可以在任何地方笑，而且它会让你感觉良好。关于笑，你还应该知道另一件事：笑是会传染的。就像流感一样，笑很容易在人与人之间传播。例如，当我们在拥挤的房间或拥挤的火车上听到有人大笑时，我们往往也会开始大笑，即使我们不知道为什么。但与流感不同的是，即使洗干净了手，也无法防止自己突然大笑起来。你的眼睛会流泪，心跳加速，脸上也会泛起美丽的笑意。事实上，许多医生都说，心理健康会影响身体健康。你甚至可以说，笑是最好的良药。然而，“笑是最好的良药 ”并不意味着生病了就不应该吃药。它只是说，积极的人生态度可能有助于缓解你的烦恼。
People who use this expression are probably pretty happy people. Then there are those other types, you know, people who are always grumpy. We could call someone who does not like to laugh a carmudgin. A carmudgin is bad tempered, ill natured, and just generally not fun to be around, well, unless you yourself are a carmudgin. If that is the case, you two could hang out and not laugh and not have fun together. You know what we say: misery loves company. This means that some people who are miserable and unhappy like to make others miserable and unhappy too.
使用这种表达方式的人可能都是非常快乐的人。但也有其他类型的人，你知道的，总是脾气暴躁的人。我们可以把不喜欢笑的人称为 “闷闷不乐的人”（carmudgin）。carmudgin “脾气坏、性情乖戾，一般来说，与他们相处并不有趣，除非你自己就是一个 ”carmudgin"。如果是这样的话，你们俩就可以在一起不笑不闹。你知道我们常说：苦难爱同伴。这就是说，有些痛苦和不快乐的人喜欢让别人也痛苦和不快乐。
On the other hand, making others laugh with you is an act of joy and kindness. However, the opposite is true when people laugh at you. That experience is lonely and no fun at all. But at least those two phrases really show the importance of choosing the right preposition. For example, if Anna is in a funny play and people laugh with her, that is a good thing. However, if she messes up her lines and falls on stage, people may laugh at her, and that is not so good. People might even call her a laughingstock. No one, not even a professional comedian, wants to be a laughingstock.
另一方面，让别人和你一起笑是一种快乐和善良的行为。然而，当别人嘲笑你时，情况却恰恰相反。这种经历是孤独的，一点也不好玩。但至少这两个短语真正说明了选择正确介词的重要性。例如，如果安娜演了一出有趣的戏，人们和她一起笑，这是一件好事。但是，如果她在台词上出了差错，摔倒在舞台上，人们可能会嘲笑她，这就不太好了。人们甚至会说她是笑柄。没有人愿意成为笑柄，即使是职业喜剧演员也不例外。
"That is a really great example, Brian. Thanks. I think."
“布莱恩，这真是个好例子。谢谢。我想。”
"But you're right, nobody wants to be a laughing stalk."
“但你说得对，没人想成为被嘲笑的对象。”
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