今日主題：What makes us laugh? 因何而笑
凱妃老師&派老師共同推薦：雅思聽力最好的課外教材：BBC 康康精選雅思會考的主題，堅持每天精聽一定會進步的哦!!
建議方法：
1. 先聽兩三遍 (不看文稿)
2. 再一句一句聽寫 (每句都要聽寫數遍，直到寫出85%以上的字)
3. 最後check文稿，看哪聽不出來，單字沒背過，還是發音不熟。
4. 堅持天天聽，就能每天進步哦。
MP3音檔 (按右鍵可下載聽)：喜歡的同學，幫忙推或按讚哦~~
http://static.iyuba.com/sounds/minutes/1012.mp3
只有音檔怎夠，聽不懂地方，不用怕，康康幫你準備好中英文稿了：
中英文稿：
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Alice...
大家好，歡迎收聽六分鐘英語。我是愛麗絲。
… and I’m Neil. OK Alice, I’ve got something for you here… a question…
我是尼爾。愛麗絲，我有一個問題要問你。
Yeah.
好的。
Ready? What is the Mexican version of One Direction?
準備好了？你知道墨西哥版本的“單向組合”（One Direction）是什麼嗎？
Um… No idea.
不知道。
Juan Direction. Get it?
“萬向組合”，懂嗎？（墨西哥語中 Juan 同“萬”的發音）
Very good…
太有意思了。
Juan Direction... You know?
“萬向組合”，你懂了？
Yes, yes, I get it.
是的，抓住笑點了。
Never mind. Can you guess what the subject of today’s show is instead?
好了，你猜猜我們今天的主題是什麼？
Is it bad jokes?
是冷笑話嗎？
Come on! That was a good little gag! Yes. The subject of today’s show is… what makes us laugh. And in this context, to get something, for example a gag – or joke, means to understand it. We all like to laugh – well not you apparently – but most of us do! It’s good for our health, it reduces stress and releases feel-good hormones in the body.
拜託！剛剛的笑話多有意思啊。言歸正傳，今天節目的主題是什麼會讓人發笑。在這裡，抓住笑點，也就是理解這個笑話的內容。我們都喜歡笑，顯而易見你除外，大多數人都喜歡笑。笑對我們的健康有益，可以緩解壓力，釋放心情愉悅的荷爾蒙。
OK, thank you, Neil. But how about answering today’s quiz question? Which Greek word means the study of laughter and its effects on the body? Is it…a) risology? b) gelotology?or c) comology?
謝謝。現在該回答今天的問題了。下列哪個希臘詞是指對笑聲及其對身體影響的研究？a) risology?b) gelotology（笑理學）? 還是 c) comology?
That’s difficult and I’m going to say c) comology because it’s got the word ’comedy’ in it, you see?
這很難選，我選c) comology，因為這個詞看起來是從comedy（喜劇）派生的。
Oh, very good. OK. Well, we’ll find out later if you’re right. Now, did you know, we rarely laugh when we’re on our own? Laughter is a social thing that we generally like to share with other people.
好的，節目的最後我們再看你回答得是否正確。你知道嗎，我們獨自一人時很少大笑。笑是一種社會性行為，我們喜歡與他人分享笑聲。
Really? I laugh when I’m watching cartoons on my own – don’t you, Alice?
真的嗎？我自己看卡通片的時候會笑啊。你不會嗎？
No, Neil, I don’t. Anyway, some researchers believe that the purpose of laughter is related to the way we bond with each other. And the more we laugh, the more we bond as a group.
我不會的。總之，一些研究學者認為笑幫助我們與他人聯繫起來。越喜歡笑，越容易凝聚成一個整體。
Interesting idea. It could explain why stand-up comedy – where a comedian performs in front of and talks directly to their audience – is very popular entertainment. But what does it take to keep your audience laughing? Let’s listen to Steve Byrne, a successful US comedian talking about this.
有意思的觀點。這就可以解釋為什麼脫口秀——喜劇演員站在幕前與觀眾直接交流的表演方式——如此受人歡迎。但是什麼會讓觀眾大笑呢？我們聽聽美國著名喜劇演員Steve Byrne的看法。
The one single thing an aspiring comedian should do is to write, write, write and talk about the things that make them laugh. Selfishness – time to be selfish – time to be a little narcissistic. What is it that makes you laugh? Because that will get you closer to finding your voice. Because ultimately that’s why people come see you.
一個有抱負的喜劇演員應該做的只有一件事，那就是不停地寫，然後講出觀眾會笑的內容。以自我為中心，這是需要自私，需要一些自戀的。什麼會讓你開心？因為由己及人會讓你更容易發現自己的聲音。這也是最終人們前來看你演出的原因。
So comedians need to be selfish and narcissistic – that sounds pretty negative!
所以喜劇演員需要自私和自戀，聽起來很負面啊。
Yes, it does. Narcissistic means being too interested in yourself – for example your appearance or other personal qualities. And aspiring means wanting to be successful in your chosen career.
確實，自戀意思是非常欣賞自己，例如欣賞自己的外貌或其他個性。有抱負的是指想要在自己選擇的職業中獲得成功。
And what does Steve mean when he says comedians need to find their voice?
Steve說喜劇演員要發現自己的聲音，這是指什麼意思呢？
Well, he means they need to talk about what they think in a way that’s unique – meaning unusual or special – to them.
他的意思是，喜劇演員舉要以獨一無二的方式講述他們思考的內容，獨一無二也就是獨特、特殊。
OK. Let’s listen to Steve again talking about turning 40 and what he finds funny about that.
好的，我們再來聽聽Steve對即將四十的看法，以及有哪些有意思的觀點。
When you turn 40 you will hear this in your life and hopefully you’ll hear this the rest of your life.’You look good for 40. You look good for 52. You look great for 63.’You never hear that when you’re young. You never hear: ’You look good for 19.’
當你步入40歲，你會聽見這樣的話，也希望你在餘生也會聽見這樣的話。“你40歲看起來很帥。52歲很帥，63歲也很帥”。你年輕的時候不會聽見這種。不會聽到有人說：“你19歲也很好。”
You think there’s going to be some magic potion – some magic shortcut to it all. It’s writing and getting up on stage. It takes a lot of perseverance and it’s such a competitive occupation. You know, you’ve just got to outwork everybody.
你認為會有魔法藥水或者說一些神奇的捷徑。就是寫作和亮相舞臺。這需要極大的毅力，這是很有競爭力的職業。你知道的，你要比每個人做的都好。
Well, we heard Steve making his audience laugh there. And by the way, Alice, you look fantastic for 40.
我們都聽到了Steve逗笑了觀眾。順便說下，你40歲看起來也很美。
That’s not funny, Neil. I’m only 39 and you know it. Anyway, moving on, Steve says there’s no magic potion or shortcut to success. You have to work hard – it doesn’t happen by itself. And perseverance means to keep on trying to achieve something even when it’s difficult.
這一點都不好笑。我才39，你明明知道的。好了，接著說，Steve說成功沒有魔法藥水或捷徑。你需要努力工作，成功不會隨隨便便就實現。毅力是指為了實現某件事而一直努力著，即便實現它很困難。
He says you have to outwork everybody – which means to work harder than everybody else. Steve certainly doesn’t make comedy sound much fun, does he?
他說你需要做得比每個人都好，也就是說你要比其他人都努力。Steve並沒有讓喜劇聽起來就很有意思，不是嗎？
No. In fact some people say there’s a connection between depression and comedy– that comedians can be introverted and depressive.
沒錯。事實上一些人認為，喜劇與憂傷是聯繫在一起的，內向壓抑的人更適合做喜劇演員。
Is that right? Introverts are generally quiet people who are more interested in their own thoughts and feelings than in spending time with other people.
真的嗎？內向是指性格安靜，這樣的人更關注自身的想法和感受，不會花太多時間關注其他人的想法。
Yes, you’d think that most comedians would be extroverts – people who are lively and enjoy the company of others. OK I think it’s time for the answer to our quiz question, Neil. I asked: Which Greek word means the study of laughter and its effects on the body? Is it…a) risology? b) gelotology? or c) comology?
是的，你之前應該認為大多數喜劇演員都很外向吧，外向是指性格活潑，喜歡與他人相處。好了，是時候公佈問題的答案了。之前我問你：下列哪個希臘詞是指對笑聲及其對身體影響的研究？a) risology? b) gelotology（笑理學）? 還是 c) comology?
Yes. I said c) comology, which I think I’m beginning to regret now.
我選的是c) comology，我現在有點後悔了。
Yes, well, indeed. Sorry, I’m afraid that’s the wrong answer. It’s actually b) gelotology – which comes from the Greek word, gelos, meaning laughter.
好吧，很抱歉，你答錯了。正確答案是b) gelotology（笑理學），它來自希臘詞gelos，是指笑聲。
OK. You can stop sniggering now, Alice and just tell us today’s words once again?
好了，你不要幸災樂禍了。愛麗絲，我們再聽聽今天的單詞吧？
Alright then. Here they are:
好的，今天聽到的單詞有：
get something (e.g. a joke)
抓住笑點
Gag
笑話
stand-up comedy
脫口秀
Narcissistic
自戀的
Aspiring
有抱負的
Unique
獨特的
Perseverance
毅力
Outwork
比其他人做得好
Introverts
內向型人格
Extroverts
外向型人格
Well, that just about brings us to the end of today’s 6 Minute English.
今天的六分鐘英語就到這裡。
See you next time.
我們下期節目再會。
Bye.
再見。
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