关于笑声,这些好处你知道吗

Laughter is a powerful (and free!) medicinethat youre not taking enough of. Sharing a genuine laugh with a friend orco-worker can be enough to brighten our day, no matter how down-and-out wefeel. Laughter is a stress-reducer, immunity-booster, heart-helper, andconfidence-builder. Read on to learn more about the surprising benefits ofhumor. 笑是疗效最好的药(且免费)，怎么用也不会够。无论我们感觉自己的情绪有多么 低落，和朋友或同事分享一下快乐的笑声足以让我们开心一整天。笑是减压器，笑是 免疫助推器，笑是心脏辅助器，笑是自信生成器。阅读下文来多了解一下幽默带给我 们的惊人好处。 1. Laughter stimulates your full body. 笑刺激全身肌肉 “Ilove people who make me laugh. I honestly think its the thing I like most, tolaugh. It cures a multitude of ills. Its probably the most important thing ina person.“ Audrey Hepburn “我喜欢别人逗我笑，老实说我最喜欢笑，笑能治百病，对于我们每个人，笑可谓 是最重要的。” 奥黛丽 赫本 Feelingexhausted? A laugh can provide you with a full-body wake-up call that will helpyou feel energized and refreshed. Laughing will boost your oxygen intake andrelease endorphins, the feel-good hormones that make you happy. 感觉疲惫不堪？笑可以叫醒全身肌肉的活力让你感觉精力充沛、神清气爽。笑会 增加氧的摄入量并释放多巴胺，这是一种让人感觉良好的荷尔蒙，让人感觉开心快乐。 2. Laughter makes you feel better. 笑让人感觉心情舒畅 “Laughteris the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.“ Charlie Chaplin “笑是补药，是缓解和终止痛苦的灵药。”查理卓别林 Haveyou ever been super stressed at work or school, maybe because everyone is beingmean today or you have an exam coming up that youre not even close to readyfor, but then a friend told you a hilarious joke or story that made you laughso hard you almost wet yourself? It is amazing how much better an explosivelaugh can make us feel, especially if its totally out of the blue! 你曾有过这种情况吧?当你在工作或学习上超有压力时，或许因为今天大家人人都 特别刻薄，或是你马上就要考试了却还没有开始备考，但朋友给你讲了个超搞笑的笑 话或 故事*却让你笑得不行。爆笑会让我们感觉超棒，尤其是在爆笑后，低落情绪烟消 云散的感觉。 3. Laughter increases your immunity. 笑可以增强免疫力 “Alwayslaugh when you can, it is cheap medicine.“ George Gordon Byron “当笑则笑，笑是廉价的良药。”乔治戈登拜伦 Negativestress causes chemical reactions in your body that decrease your immunity,making it more likely you will get sick. A hearty laugh fuels your immunesystem with disease-fighting powers that will help you stay healthy andenergetic. 负面压力会引起身体发生化学反应，免疫力下降，更有可能会生病。大笑能增强 免疫系统抵抗疾病的免疫力，有助于保持身体健康精力充沛。 4. Laughter promotes heart health. 笑促进心脏健康 “Asense of humor is needed armor. Joy in ones heart and some laughter on oneslips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp oflife.“ Hugh Sidey “幽默感需要武装。内心快乐笑挂嘴边是一个人深度领悟生活真谛的标志。” 休西德尼 Laughterreduces blood pressure and improves blood flow, which will in turn reduce yourodds of suffering a stroke or heart attack. 笑能降血压并改善血液循环，进而降低中风或心脏病发作的几率。 5. Laughter helps you stress less. 笑可以减压 “Laughterand tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer tolaugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.“ Kurt Vonnegut “应对挫折和疲惫有哭有笑反应各异，我喜欢笑，因为笑过后至少不用清理自己。 ”库尔特 冯内古特 Haveyou ever been so frustrated with your day that you wanted to curl up in a balland cry? I doubt anyone can honestly say, “No“, to that questionbecause weve all been there, but why not laugh instead? How happy you are inlife has less to do with how you act than it does how you react (and yourreaction is always a choice, so keep it positive). 你曾在失望至极的那一天很想哭作一团吧?我相信大家都会诚实地回答这个问题 “是”，因为我们都有过这样的遭遇，可是为何不以笑来取而代之呢?在生活中你有多快 乐与你的行为关系不大，却与你的反应有很大关系(而且你的反应始终是个选择，所以 可以选择保持积极的态度)。 6. Laughter increases connection withothers. 笑会增加与别人多交流的机会 “Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.“ Victor Borge “笑最能拉近两个人的距离。”维托埔柱 Goingon a first date with a guy or girl you have a maximum crush on? Relieve your nervesand increase the odds that you bond by doing something that will make youlaugh. That could be a funny movie, comedy night, ski-ball, roller-coasters, orwhatever your idea of “fun“ might be. 和你最有感觉的男生或女生第一次约会?多找乐儿来缓解紧张气氛，可以拉近你们 之间的联系。看搞笑电影、看喜剧演出、滑雪球、过山车，总之做让人感觉“快乐轻松” 的娱乐性活动。 7. Laughter burns calories. 笑能减肥燃烧热量 “Ifwe couldnt laugh we would all go insane.“ Robert Frost “如果我们不笑我们都会疯掉。”罗伯特弗罗斯特 Dontgo skipping your workouts because of this, but laughter could offer a small assistto your fitness plan. Laughing raises your heart rate and caloricexpenditure,resulting in about 10-40 calories burned over 15 minutes of laughter accordingto a study by the International Journal of Obesity. 不要因为这样就不健身锻炼了，但笑声对你的健身计划可以帮个小忙。据国际 肥胖期刊上的一项研究报告，大笑能提高心率并消耗热量，笑超过 15 分钟的时间约 消耗 10-40 卡路里热量。 8. Laughter boosts mood andconfidence. 笑可以提高情绪增加自信 “Laughtergives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it andthen move on.“ Bob Newhart “笑给我们留下空间。我们得以退一步进行处理再继续前进。” 鲍勃纽哈特 Confidentpeople have an interesting ability: no matter how badly they mess up, they areable to laugh at themselves, handling any mistake in their stride as if its nobig deal. Learning to laugh at yourself will help you develop an abilitytoimprovise through any bone- headed decision you might make (thus minimizingstress, wasted time, and damage done). 自信的人具备这样一种能力让人感觉很有意思：无论身陷困境有多严重，他们会 以自嘲的态度，对棘手问题处理起来好像没什么大不了的。学会自嘲会帮你培养一种 能力，在可能做出一些低级决定时会即兴发挥(从而将压力、浪费的时间和伤害减少到 最低)。 9. Laughter can help you get throughdifficult times. 笑能助你度过难关 “Throughhumor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once youfind laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can surviveit.“ Bill Cosby “幽默可以软化生活上所遭遇到的最严重的打击。无论多么痛苦的遭遇，一旦诉诸 于笑的神奇力量，你就可以坚持下来。”比尔考斯比 Allof lifes junk break-ups, bad days, car accidents, family drama, relationshipproblems, you name it seem worse while were dealing with them in real- time.Keep the events of every day in perspective by asking yourself the question,“Is this really a big deal in the grand scheme of things?“ If thesource of stress isnt something youll remember next week/month/y