BBC英语六分钟-每天坚持口语Laughing could kill you

Laughingcouldkillyou?BBC英语六分钟练起来（2023.03.21）TranscriptNote:Thisisnotaword-for-wordtranscriptNeilHelloandwelcometo6MinuteEnglish,wherewebringyouanentertainingtopicandsixrelateditemsofvocabulary.I'mNeil…andthoseguffawsyoucanheararecomingfromTim.Sowhat'ssofunny,Tim?TimCanyoupassmeaglassofwater?NeilYes,OK,hereyougo.TimItwasjustsomethingourproducersaidbeforeIcameintothestudio.A

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–andthatmeanstolaughveryloudlyforalongtime–I'llintroducetheshow.Today,Tim,we'retalkingaboutlaughterandhowitcouldkillyou…TimOhcomeon,Neil!That'snotfunny!Laughingisgoodforyou–everyoneknowsthat!NeilWell,notwhenyoulaughlikethat,Tim!You'rebrightredintheface,you'vegottearsstreamingdownyourface.Andyounearlychokedonaglassofwater!

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meanstostopbreathingbecausesomethingisblockingyourthroatbytheway.Now,withoutlaughingorchoking,canyoupleasetellmehowmanytimesadaytheaverageadultlaughs?Isit…a)17,b)70orc)700?TimHmm.Surelyitdependsonwhattypeofpersonyouare?NeilMaybeitdoes.That'swhyI'maskingabouttheaveragenumberoftimesTim,sojustmakeanintelligentguess.TimOK,wellIlaughalotsoI'mgoingtosay70timesaday.700timesseemslikeyou'dbelaughingallthetime…Butyou'veworried,meNeil–Iknowwesometimessay,Inearlydiedlaughing–butnobodydoesactuallydielaughing,dothey?NeilWell,Ithinktheriskofdyingoflaughterisprobablylow–butintheory,whathappenswhenwelaughispotentiallydangerous!Let'slistentocognitiveneuroscientistSophieScotttalkingaboutwhathappenswhenwelaugh.INSERTSophieScott,cognitiveneuroscientistLaughter–inacompetitionforcontroloveryourribcageinyourbrainbetweenlaughterandbreathingandspeaking–laughterwillalwayswin.Andlaughterjusttakesthosesamemusclesanditsqueezesthem–eheheheh–andtheairgoes–outoutoutout–andnotablyitdoesnotwanttoletyoubreathein.It'stryingtokillyou.It'squitedangerous.TimSowhenyoulaughalotyour

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–that'sthesheetofmusclebelowyourlungs–contractsandsqueezestheairoutofyourlungs.NeilThismakesithardtobreathe–whichiswhyyouweregaspingforbreathearlier,Tim!Andthat'swhylaughtercankillyou!TimGasping

meanshavingdifficultybreathing.Well,I'vecaughtmybreathnow–Ididn'tdie–andIthinkit'sfairtosay,Neil,thatlaughterisgoodforyou.Whenyoulaugh,yourbodyreleaseshappyhormones…Andaccordingtosomeresearch,peoplefeellesspainasaresultofhavingagoodlaugh.NeilSoscientistsaresayinglaughterisasortofnaturalpainkiller?TimApparently,yes.They'vedoneresearchwheretheymakepeoplelaugh,andthentesttheirpainlevelsafterwards.Andtheyfoundthatifpeopleonlychuckleabititdoesn'tactasapainkiller,butifyoulaughalot,itdoes.NeilSoachucklesoundslikethis[chuckles].

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meanstolaughquietly.Soyouneedbellylaughterthen–greatbigguffaws?TimThat'sright.Aguffawisprettymuchtheoppositeofachuckle.Iwasguffawingearlierintheshow.Wouldyouliketodemonstrateyourownguffaw,Neil?Neil[heartyguffaw]TimFantastic–canItrypinchingyounow,andtestwhetheryoufeelanypain?NeilNo,youcan't,Tim.It'stimefortheanswertotoday'squizquestion.Iaskedyou:Howmanytimesadaydoestheaverageadultlaugh?Isit…a)17,b)70orc)700?TimIsaid70…NeilSorry.Therightanswerisactually17–lessthanyouthoughtI'mafraid,Tim.Butchildrenlaughonaverage300timesaday.TimThat'sabigdifference!Yousee,Neil,weallneedtolaughmore.Youshouldn'tbetryingtotellusthatlaughingisdangerous.NeilMaybeyou'reright.Solet'smoveonandgooverthewordswelearnedtoday.Thefirstoneis'guffaw'–whichisaloudlaughthatyoucan'tcontrol...Tim“Neilsurpriseduswithhisdeepguffaw.”NeilNextup–numbertwo–to'laughyourheadoff'–meanstolaughveryloudlyforalongtime.Tim“It'sareallyfunnymovie–you'lllaughyourheadoff!”NeilOK–numberthree–'choke'meanstostopbreathingbecausesomethingisblockingyourthroat.Tim“Inearlychokedtodeathonacheesesandwich.”NeilPoorTim–youshouldeatmoreslowly!'Diaphragm'isournextword,andthat'sthesheetofmuscleseparatingyourlungsfromyourstomach.Weuseourdiaphragmsforbreathing,talking,andlaughing!Tim“Dooperasingershavemorepowerfuldiaphragmsthanotherpeople?”NeilIdon'tknowtheanswertothat,Tim.Sonumberfive,whichis'gasping',whichmeanshaving

difficultybreathing.“Hewasgaspingforbreathasheswamtothesurfaceoftheswimmingpool.”TimBut'gasp'alsomeanstobeshockedorsurprisedbysomething.Forexample,“IgaspedinastonishmentwhenIheardNeillaugh.”NeilOurfinalwordis'chuckle'whichmeanstolaughquietly.Tim“Theaudiencechuckledthroughtheshowbuttheydidn'tseemveryamused.”NeilOhdear.WellIhopeouraudiencehasbeenamusedtoday.Ifyou'relookingformorelaughs,thenpleasecheckoutourFacebook,Twitter,InstagramandYouTubepages.Youmayfindsomethingtomakeyouchuckleorguffawthere.TimandNeilBye!

Vocabularyguffawaloudlaughthatyoucan'tcontrollaughyourheadofflaughveryloudlyforalongtimechoketostopbreathingbecausesomethingisblockingyourthroatdiaphragmthesheetofmuscleseparatingyourlungsfromyourstomachgaspinghavingdifficultybreathingTranscript双语版Helloandwelcometo6MinuteEnglish,wherewebringyouanentertainingtopicandsixrelateditemsofvocabulary.I’mNeil…andthoseguffawsyoucanheararecomingfromTim.Sowhat’ssofunny,Tim?欢迎收听六分钟英语，节目中我们会献上有趣的话题以及六个相关的单词。我是尼尔，你听到的狂笑声来自蒂姆。什么事这么有意思，蒂姆？Canyoupassmeaglassofwater?能给我递杯水吗？Yes,OK,hereyougo.没问题，给你。ItwasjustsomethingourproducersaidbeforeIcameintothestudio.Aguffawbythewayisaloudlaughthatyoucan’tcontrol...就是我进演播室之前我们的制片人跟我说的一些事。顺便说一下，guffaw（狂笑）是指你不能控制的高声大笑。SowhileTimlaughshisheadoff–andthatmeanstolaughveryloudlyforalongtime–I’llintroducetheshow.Today,Tim,we’retalkingaboutlaughterandhowitcouldkillyou…当蒂姆捧腹大笑，也就是长时间大笑的时候，我来介绍今天的节目吧。今天，我们将谈论笑以及笑怎么会致命。Ohcomeon,Neil!That’snotfunny!Laughingisgoodforyou–everyoneknowsthat!拜托，尼尔！这一点也不搞笑！笑对你是有好处的，每个人都知道。Well,notwhenyoulaughlikethat,Tim!You’rebrightredintheface,you’vegottearsstreamingdownyourface.Andyounearlychokedonaglassofwater!Chokemeanstostopbreathingbecausesomethingisblockingyourthroatbytheway.Now,withoutlaughingorchoking,canyoupleasetellmehowmanytimesadaytheaverageadultlaughs?Isit…a)17,b)70orc)700?当你这么笑的时候，就不是了，蒂姆。满脸通红，脸上都笑出了泪。你差点被一杯水呛到！Choke（呛，窒息）是指因为有东西卡在喉咙里导致无法呼吸。不要笑，也不要被呛到，你能告诉我，平均成年人每天笑多少次？a)17次，b)70次，还是c)700次？Hmm.Surelyitdependsonwhattypeofpersonyouare?这取决于你是哪种人吧？Maybeitdoes.That’swhyI’maskingabouttheaveragenumberoftimesTim,sojustmakeanintelligentguess.也许是。所以我问的是平均次数，所以机智的猜一次吧。OK,wellIlaughalotsoI’mgoingtosay70timesaday.700timesseemslikeyou’dbelaughingallthetime…Butyou’veworried,meNeil–Iknowwesometimessay,Inearlydiedlaughing–butnobodydoesactuallydielaughing,dothey?我笑的挺多的，所以我猜一天70次。700次的话似乎你就一直在笑了。但你吓到我了，我知道我们有时候会说，我要笑死了，但没有人真的笑死，不是吗？Well,Ithinktheriskofdyingoflaughterisprobablylow–butintheory,whathappenswhenwelaughispotentiallydangerous!Let’slistentocognitiveneuroscientistSophieScotttalkingaboutwhathappenswhenwelaugh.我觉得笑死的风险可能很低，但理论上，当我们笑的时候发生的事有潜在的危险。让我们听听认知神经系统学家索菲·斯科特谈论当我们笑的时候会发生什么。Laughter–inacompetitionforcontroloveryourribcageinyourbrainbetweenlaughterandbreathingandspeaking,andlaughteralwayswin.Andlaughterjusttakesthosesamemusclesanditsqueezesthem–eheheheh–andtheairgoes–outoutoutout–andnotablyitdoesnotwanttoletyoubreathein.It’stryingtokillyou.It’squitedangerous.笑和呼吸、讲话争夺大脑中对胸腔的控制，笑总会赢。笑只是带动那些相同的肌肉，挤压他们，然后空气排出，很显然没有让气体进入。这会致命。这很危险。Sowhenyoulaughalotyourdiaphragm–that’sthesheetofmusclebelowyourlungs–contractsandsqueezestheairoutofyourlungs.当你笑的时候，膈膜，肺下的肌肉收缩，将空气挤出肺部。Thismakesithardtobreathe–whichiswhyyouweregaspingforbreathearlier,Tim!Andthat’swhylaughtercankillyou!这造成呼吸困难，这也是为什么之前你上气不接下气的原因。这也是为什么笑会致命的原因。Gaspingmeanshavingdifficultybreathing.Well,I’vecaughtmybreathnow–Ididn’tdie–andIthinkit’sfairtosay,Neil,thatlaughterisgoodforyou.Whenyoulaugh,yourbodyreleaseshappyhormones…Andaccordingtosomeresearch,peoplefeellesspainasaresultofhavingagoodlaugh.喘气是指很难呼吸。我现在喘过气了，我没死，我觉得公平的讲，笑对你有好处。当你笑的时候，你的身体会释放快乐的荷尔蒙。根据一些研究，人们在开心的大笑之后感觉痛苦减少了。Soscientistsaresayinglaughterisasortofnaturalpainkiller?所以科学家们说笑是一种天然的止痛片。Apparently,yes.They’vedoneresearchwheretheymakepeoplelaugh,andthentesttheirpainlevelsafterwards.Andtheyfoundthatifpeopleonlychuckleabititdoesn’tactasapainkiller,butifyoulaughalot,itdoes.很显然，是的。科学家们进行研究，让人们笑，接着测试人们的痛苦水平。他们发现人们轻笑时并不会有减轻痛苦的效果，但如果大笑时，会有这种效果。Soachucklesoundslikethis[chuckles].Chucklingmeanstolaughquietly.Soyouneedbellylaughterthen–greatbigguffaws?chuckle是指这么笑。轻笑是指安静地笑。所以你需要捧腹大笑，狂笑？That’sright.Aguffawisprettymuchtheoppositeofachuckle.Iwasguffawingearlierintheshow.Wouldyouliketodemonstrateyourownguffaw,Neil?没错。狂笑是轻笑的反义词。在节目最初我就在狂笑。尼尔，你要不要展示一下你的狂笑？[heartyguffaw]（发自内心的狂笑）Fantastic–canItrypinchingyounow,andtestwhetheryoufeelanypain?不错。我现在能不能掐你一下，看你能不能感到疼？No,youcan’t,Tim.It’stimefortheanswertotoday’squizquestion.Iaskedyou:Howmanytimesadaydoestheaverageadultlaugh?Isit…a)17,b)70orc)700?你不能这样，蒂姆。是时候看今天问题的答案了。我问你：平均成年人每天笑多少次？a)17次，b)70次，还是c)700次？Isaid70…我说的是70次。Sorry.Therightanswerisactually17–lessthanyouthoughtI’mafraid,Tim.Butchildrenlaughonaverage300timesaday.不好意思。正确答案是17次，比你想的少多了。但孩子们平均每天笑300次。That’sabigdifference!Yousee,Neil,weallneedtolaughmore.Youshouldn’tbetryingtotellusthatlaughingisdangerous.这差别好大啊。你看看，尼尔，我们都需要多笑一点。你不应该试图告诉我们笑是危险的。Maybeyou’reright.Solet’smoveonandgooverthewordswelearnedtoday.Thefirstoneisguffaw–whichisaloudlaughthatyoucan’tcontrol...也许你说得对。我们接下来回顾一下今天学到的单词。第一个是狂笑，是指你不能控制的大声笑。Neilsurpriseduswithhisdeepguffaw.尼尔的狂笑声惊到我们了。Nextup–numbertwo–tolaughyourheadoff–meanstolaughveryloudlyforalongtime.下一个，第二个单词是捧腹大笑，是指长时间的高声笑。It’sareallyfunnymov