VOA慢速英语:Worried That People Are Laughing at You?

each other 互相
例句：Both girls write to each other regularly now. 
两个姑娘现在定期互相通信。 

2. Or -- be honest with yourself -- would you think they werelaughing at you?

laugh at 嘲笑
例句：They all laughed at her queer idea.
他们都嘲笑她的怪念头。

3. People in Finland were the least likely to believe that peoplelaughing in their presence were making fun of them.

make fun of 取笑
例句：They made fun of his funny voice.
他们拿他的怪嗓音取笑。

4.  Less than ten percent of Finns in the study said they wouldthink that, compared to eighty percent of people in Thailand.

less than 小于
例句：He is no less than fifty centimetres round the middle. 
他的腰围不小于五十公分。 

5. Shy people often avoid situations that would force them intoclose contact with other people.

contact with 与……联系
例句：No, I have no contact with her. 
没有。我和她没有一点儿联系。

6.  Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fearof being laughed at in different cultures.

in different 不同
例句：Different laws obtain in different places. 
不同的法律应用在不同的地方。