SSS 2010-05-07
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(五)月
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute.
“It’s not easy being me; when I was born the doctor told my mother, ‘I did all I could, but he pulled through anyway.’”
Rodney might felt bad…but listening to him should make you feel good. Because a new study shows that laughter can produce some of the same health benefits as physical exercise. That euphoric finding was presented at the 2010 Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim.
The idea that a good guffaw 1 might be good for you surfaced in the 1970s. Since then, mirth has been shown to reduce stress and even boost immunity 2.
To continue cataloguing the health benefits of hilarity 3, scientists at Loma Linda University had volunteers watch a video: either 20 minutes from a funny movie or stand-up routine. And they found that laughing along with some light-hearted comedy actually lowered volunteers’ blood pressure. And it altered their appetite hormones 4 in the same way that moderate exercise would.
Like a good joke, the study bears repeating. But the results suggest you might make giggling 5 part of your fitness routine. So go ahead, LOL(Laughing Out Loud). Or for a full workout, ROTFL(Rolling On The Floor Laughing). But if you’re gonna ROTFLPMP(Rolling On The Floor Laughing, Peeing My Pants), think about wearing extra absorbent workout pants.
Thanks for the minute for Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin.
- All the boys burst out into a guffaw at the joke.听到这个笑话，男孩子们发出一阵哄笑。
- As they guffawed loudly,the ticket collector arrived.他们正哈哈大笑的时候，检票员到了。
- The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
- He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。
- The announcement was greeted with much hilarity and mirth.这一项宣布引起了热烈的欢呼声。
- Wine gives not light hilarity,but noisy merriment.酒不给人以轻松的欢乐，而给人以嚣嚷的狂欢。