BBCLEARNINGENGLISHTakeAwayEnglish随身英语Whydowelaugh?为什么我们会笑？•关于台词的备注:这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。•請注意：中文文字内容只提供簡體版TakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2016bbclearningenglish.com/chinesePage1of4Vocabulary:laughter词汇:笑声Whatmakesyoulaughthemost?Whilerib-ticklingjokesandhilariousvideoscertainlydomakeusgiggle,mostofthetimewelaughbecauseofsomethingmuchsimpler:beingwithotherpeople.Somuchsothatweare30timesmorelikelytolaughwhenwe'rewithothers,accordingtoastudybyneuroscientistRobertProvinefromtheUniversityofMaryland."Whenyou'realone,laughterbasicallydisappears,"hetoldSmithsonianMagazine.So,whatisitaboutotherpeoplethatmakesussplitoursides?Theanswerliesdeepwithinourbrains,andinhowweformcommunities.Laughterisasocialemotionthatweuseto"makeandmaintainsocialbonds,"saysProfessorSophieSmithfromUniversityCollegeLondoninanarticlefortheBBC.Itreassurespeoplethatsituationsarenon-threatening.Thosewholaughfrequentlyarealsooftenmorepopular.Eveninanormalconversationwelaughseventimesevery10minutes,shesays.ProfessorSmithalsoexplainsthatlaughterisverydifferenttospeech.Itisnon-verbal:thewheezingandsnortingsoundsareproducedbyairbeingpushedoutquicklyathighpressure,withoutinvolvingtheteethorlips.Thesesoundsarethekindwemakewheninastateofheightenedemotion.Inthisrespect,laughtersoundsmorelikeananimalcallthanhumanlanguage.Thistheoryisbackedupbytestswhichshowthepartofthebrainresponsibleforlaughterisnottheneocortexusedinlanguage,butan'older'areawesharewithmammals.Indeed,chimpanzees,gorillasandevenratsallenjoyagoodchortle,especiallywhenbeingtickled.Justbecarefulwhenyoutickleagorilla,oryoumightenduplaughingontheothersideofyourface…(Didyoulaughatthatgag?Ordiditjustmakeyougroan?)TakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2016bbclearningenglish.com/chinesePage2of4词汇表rib-tickling令人捧腹大笑的hilarious滑稽的giggle咯咯地笑neuroscientist神经科学家splityoursides笑裂腰身，笑破肚皮socialbond社会关系non-threa...
