大笑也有危害 Laughter is bad for you

Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English with me, Finn.
大家好，欢迎收听六分钟英语节目。我是主持人Finn。
And me, Neil.
我是嘉宾，Neil。
Neil, I’m going to tell you a joke.
Neil，我来给你讲个笑话吧。
OK, come on.
来吧。
Which part of learning the English language are boxers best at?
你知道拳击手学英语最擅长哪部分么？
Which part of English are boxers best at? I don’t know.
拳击手学英语最擅长什么？不知道诶。
Punch-uation (punctuation).
标点。（标点开头五个字母punch意为拳击）
That’s actually quite funny.
确实挺逗的。
Do you really think so?
真的么？
I do, yes.
真的很好笑。
Well, I’m glad I made you laugh. But you might not thank me for it after the programme.
能乐到你我很开心，不过可能这期节目结束你就不再喜欢我讲笑话了。
Why’s that?
怎么会？
Because a paper published by the British Medical Journal says that laughter is not always the best medicine, and sometimes, it can actually be harmful.
一篇发表在英国医学杂志上的文章表明，大笑并非治愈良药，有时大笑甚至危害到人们健康。
Well, in that case I definitely won’t be laughing at your jokes any more! And, to be honest, it wasn’t funny anyway.
这样！那我再也不要听你的笑话大笑了！其实不怎么好笑。
Anyway, today we’ll be exploring the connection between laughter and health, and looking at some health-related vocabulary.But before we get into the story, Neil: a question. You’re a parent. At what age do babies begin to laugh? Is it:a) 0-3 monthsb) 3-6 monthsc) 6-8 months
好吧，今天的节目一起来谈谈大笑和健康的关系，同时介绍一些关于健康的词汇。开始之前先来今天的问题，Neil，你是当爸爸的人了。孩子什么时候开始大笑呢？选项有：a）0-3个月b）3-6个月c）6-8个月
Right I’m pretty sure, unless my memory is very bad, that it’s a) 0-3 months.
我肯定，如果记得记得没错的话，是a）0-3个月。
OK, well, we will find out if you’re right at the end of the programme.OK, so laughter, as I said, is generally thought of as a good thing.There’s a phrase I said earlier which is: laughter is the best medicine.
好吧，答案将在节目后期揭晓。恩，大笑，一般看来是好事。有句谚语我刚才提到过，大笑是良药。
Yes, and talking of medicine, there are many medical studies which examine the benefits of laughter - it reduces stress, it’s good for your heart, things like that.But now you’re telling me it can have some negative effects?
说道药，很多医学研究表明大笑能够减轻压力，对心脏有好处。但是现在你要告诉我大笑对身体不好？
Well, why don’t we listen to Professor Robin Ferner, who is one of the authors of the research paper.How many negative effects of laughter does he mention?
恩，来听听那篇文章作者之一的Robin Ferner教授怎么说吧。注意：他提到了多少种大笑的负面效果呢？
【Robin Ferner, University of Birmingham】We found people with heart rhythm disturbance which had stopped their heart, we found people who had fainted, we found people whose gullets had burst, we found people who’d dislocated their jaws or burst their lungs.
【伯明翰大学教授Robin Ferner】有些人因大笑心脏骤停，有些人因大笑晕倒，有些人因大笑食道破裂，还有些人大笑时下巴脱臼或损伤肺部。
Quite a few! It seems laughing can be no laughing matter!
哇，还不少呢，不像在开玩笑。
Indeed - he mentions five problems caused by laughter, including heart rhythm disturbance, fainting, burst gullets, dislocated jaws and even burst lungs.
是啊，他提到了大笑可以导致的五种情况：心脏骤停，昏厥，食道破裂，下巴脱臼和肺部损伤。
Some of those sound quite nasty. Fainting is when you lose consciousness and pass out; and your gullet is the tube through which food passes from the mouth to the stomach, so a burst gullet would be horrible.
有些听起来好吓人，Fainting指的是失去知觉昏倒，gullet指的是食物从嘴到胃的通道，食道破裂好吓人。
I think it would be very bad! We also heard about burst lungs - lungs are the organs in your chest that you use to breathe. And - I think you’d have to be laughing really hard to do this - to get a dislocated jaw. To dislocate something is to move it out of its normal place or position, so you dis-locate it. A dislocated jaw - ouch.
确实好可怕。lungs指的是用来呼吸的肺部器官，肺部损伤也很可怕。恩，我觉得除非大笑很难出现下巴脱臼的情况吧。To dislocate something指的是某些东西移出了所在位置，下巴脱臼，哎呦。
Well, thankfully there is no danger of dislocated jaws with your jokes Finn!
恩，非常幸运Finn你的笑话还不至于让我笑到下巴脱臼。
OK! Well, in fact, these five dangers are only some that were mentioned in the study.
好吧。其实，这五项危险只是研究中提到的一部分危害。
But surely, there must have been some positive findings?
当然啦，研究里也必定会有些大笑的积极效果么？
Yes, let’s listen to Professor Robin Ferner again - which health benefit does he mention?
来听听Robin Ferner教授怎么说的，他提到了哪些大笑的好处？
【Robin Ferner, University of Birmingham】You actually use energy when you laugh, you move your diaphragm, you expand your lungs, and both those things can be helpful.For example, it’s said that laughing for quarter of an hour will burn up 40 kcal, and if you laughed all day you’d use up about 2,000 calories.
【伯明翰大学的Robin Ferner教授】在大笑时都会用力，肺部隔膜移动可以帮助扩大肺腔,这是有益健康的。举个例子，大笑据说可以一刻钟内消耗40千卡，如果你大笑了一整天，你大概会用2000卡的热量。
That’s more like it! Laughing can help you lose weight, because you use energy when you laugh.
好棒！大笑可以帮你减肥，因为大笑消耗了卡路里。
In fact, quite a lot of energy: if you laughed all day you’d use 2,000 calories, which is what most people consume in a day.
是啊，如果你大笑一整天，可以消耗2000卡的能量，这是数字很庞大，相当于大多数人一天消耗的能量。
He also thinks laughing makes people feel better, and it can reduce the chance of having a heart attack.
他还认为大笑能让人改善心情，由此降低心脏病的发作几率。
So overall - what’s the story - laughing: good or bad?
所以，从整体来看，大笑是好呢还是不好呢？
Well, he says for most people, most of the time, laughing is a great thing. And well, that’s good, because I like to laugh, don’t you Neil?
好吧，他认为对于大部分人在大多数情况下，大笑的有益的。这结果好棒，因为我爱大笑，你也是么？
Oh yes I do.
是啊我也喜欢大笑。
Earlier I asked you Neil, at what age do babies begin to laugh? Was it 0-3 months, 3-6 months or 6-8 months?
早些时候我问你，孩童在多大的时候学会大笑？是0-3个月，3-6个月，还是6-8个月？
And I said 0-3 months.
我选的是0-3个月。
Well, Neil, the answer was in fact b) 3-6 months. A little bit later! And 0-3 months, which was your answer, Neil, is when babies smile for the first time.
好吧，其实答案是3-6个月。比你猜的晚一些，0-3个月其实在孩童学会微笑的日子。
Well, you had the last laugh there Finn.
好吧，你笑到了最后。
Very good - and if you have the last laugh it means you’re successful in the end. Right, that’s it for this programme. Do log on to bbclearningenglish.com for more 6 Minute English. Goodbye!
是的，you have the last laugh 指的是最后你赢了。今天的节目就到这里了，更多节目请查看往期内容，下期再会！
Bye.
再会！