Today we talk about something common to everyone around the world.
今天,我們談論的是世界各地人們的共同之處。
Laughing is one of life's most simple pleasures.
笑是生活中最簡單的樂趣之一。
It's free. You can do it anywhere.
笑是免費的。隨便在哪里都可以笑。
And it makes you feel good!
笑讓人心情愉悅。
There is another thing you should know about laughterLaughter is contagious.
關于笑,你還應該知道一件事:笑聲是有傳染性的。
?Like the flu can spread easily among people.
笑聲就像流感一樣,很容易就在人群中擴散開來。
Often when we hear someone laughing in a crowded room or a packed train,
比如,當我們聽到有人在擁擠的房間和火車上笑的時候,
for example, We start laughing too-even if we have no idea why.
往往,我們也會開始笑,盡管我們也不知道為什么會笑出來。
But unlike the flu,?
好好洗手,就能預防流感,但與預防流感不同,
even a good hand washing will not 【
protect you against
】 【
breaking into a fit of laughter
】.
a.保護某人(免受)傷害
b.發出一陣笑聲
沒什么能阻止你突然放聲大笑。
Your eyes water, your heart rate goes up, and your face gets that beautiful laughter glow.
你會笑出眼淚,心跳加速,臉因為笑而美麗的發光。
In fact, many doctors say that mental health can affect physical health.
事實上,很多醫生說心理健康會影響身體健康。
You might even say "Laughter is the best medicine."
你甚至可以說“笑是最好的良藥。”
However, laughter is the best medicine does not mean
然而,“笑是良藥”并不意味著。
that you should not take medicine when you are sick.
你生病時不用吃藥。
It simply means that having a positive outlook might help ease your troubles.
這僅僅意味著積極地人生觀可能有助于減輕你的煩惱。
Making others laugh with you is an act of joy and kindness.?
讓別人跟你一起大笑是一種快樂、善良的行為。
However, the opposite is true when people laugh at you.
然而,當人們嘲笑你的時候,情況正好相反,
That experience is lonely, and no food at all.
被別人嘲笑是孤獨的,更不要提樂趣了。
For example, a teacher 【 falls on hard times 】 and loses his apartment.
(尤指經濟上)遭遇困難
例如,一位老師陷入困境,連住的地方也沒有了。
So, for a couple of days, he sleeps in his car outside of the school.
所以有幾天他只能把車車停在校外,睡在車里,
【
As it happens
】, at night, he sleeps in bright pink?
碰巧;正巧
Eg:As it happens,I konw someone who might be able to help.
恰好晚上睡覺時他穿了亮粉色的連身睡衣。
full-body pajamas with a hood and bunny ears.?
睡衣帽子上還有對兔耳朵,
?And he holds a teddy bear.
他手里還抱著只泰迪熊。
Well, some cruel students record him sleeping in his car and shared the video with their classmates.
接著一些刻薄的學生把這位老師在車里睡覺的樣子拍了下來,還和班上同學一起看了視頻。
The teacher becomes the laughingstock of the whole school.
于是這位老師成了全校的笑柄。
That was a mean thing to do.
學生這么做很卑鄙。
Well,yes, yes, it was. But our story does not end there.
嗯,是的,確實。這么做很卑鄙。但我們的故事并沒有就此結束。
The students post the video online,and it 【
goes viral
】!
迅速走紅
還是那些學生,他們把視頻上傳到網上,然后它就在網上瘋傳了。
More than 10 million people watch it on YouTube!
超過一千多萬元人在YouTube上觀看了那段視頻!
So, the teacher gets dozens of offers to make commercials for pajamas and teddy bears.
因此,老師收到了許多為睡衣和泰迪熊做廣告的提議。
He makes a lot of money.
他賺了很多錢。
So,In the end, you could say the teacher 【
definitely had the last laugh
】.
笑到最后/取得最后勝利
所以,最后,可以說老師肯定笑到了最后。
When you have the last laugh when,you 【 end up winning 】 when at first you were losing
最終/到頭來……
Eg:If you don't know what you want,you might end up getting something you don't want.
當你笑到最后,就算一開始輸了,只要最后贏了,就是贏了。
It may be difficult, but if you have the choice to laugh or cry, choose laughter.
雖然可能很難,但如果你可以選擇歡笑和哭泣,那就選擇歡笑。
For one thing, you may inspire others to laugh to.
至少,你可能會讓別人也擁有歡笑。