Laughter is a Great Mood Booster
笑是一种情绪助推器
文章选自《读者文摘》
主题语境：人与自我子语境：身心健康
原文出处：Readers Digest 语篇类型：说明文
关键词：laughter；mood；stress；ssion
篇章导读：随着白天越来越短，许多人的情绪会稍微下降。即使你没有患冬季抑郁症，你也可能会感觉和几周前不同。如果是这样的话，我有一个可能的解决方案给你！作为Mirthy的笑瑜伽领袖，我坚信笑对健康有益。许多参与者的情绪至少上升了两个点——这是因为没有药物或药片，只是“一点点”的笑声。
原汁原味外刊阅读及模拟强化训练
Many people's mood goes slightly downxoyo
shamelessly
as the days are getting shorter. Even if you
don't suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective
Disorder) –also called winter depression
–you might feel different than just a few
weeks ago.
Does that sound familiar? If so, I hear you and …I have a possible solution for you! As Mirthy's Laughter Yoga Leader, I strongly believe in the health benefits of laughter, which are indeed impressive. The most obvious gain is that it puts people in a good mood. We asss mood levels before and after the Laughter Yoga ssion. Many participants' mood goes up by at least two points–and that's without drugs or pills, just by “a little bit”of laughter.
Dr Madan Kataria who is a medical doctor and created Laughter Yoga did quite a bit of rearch and found that laughter is a mild antidepressant as it releas endorphins and rotonin.
越南语翻译
What's more, laughter can be a natural pain killer–again hormones and natural opiates play a big role in it–and without side effects.
Laughter is also a great stress relief and reduces the levels of stress hormones in our bodies. If you keep in mind that almost 90% of all illness are associated with stress and tension we hold in our body, laughter is an easy remedy, isn't it? So there is some truth in the old saying: “Laughter is the best medicine”- well, at least it's a start!
Some people go to the gym first thing in the morning, if that's not your thing, just keep in mind that laughter is an aerobic exerci–probably with much more fun! Rearch found that ten minutes of laughter equals thirty minutes on the rowing machine–you choo!
I could go on, but I'll stop here. For more health benefits, check out the PubMed rearch databa where you'll find over 2,600 references to laughter–or simply join us for the next Mirthy class.
Admittedly, it might be a bit confusing as I've spoken to many people who told me, they don't like yoga, they are not bendy enough and they are not interested in Laughter Yoga. Well, they are missing all the fun. The yoga reference comes from the fact that we do some simple stretching exercis in between the laughter. This is to support our oxygen intake even more. When we are laughing wholeheartedly, we increa the level of fresh oxygen in our cells and stale air is being exhaled. When we add the stretching exercis, we take even more deep breaths in and out.amt
bicep
correspondence
As Dr Otto Warburg discovered all the years ago: a healthy body needs plenty of fresh oxygen. After half an hour of laughter and stretching, one might feel out of breath and in a rather giggly mood. Before we go back to the real world, I guide my participants through a brief grounding meditation, which is relaxing and ts us up for the week.
Now you know more about Laughter Yoga, are you encouraged–or should I say brave enough–to join us for the next ssion? As you know, the proof is in the pudding. Just bring yourlf, an open mind, the willingness to be childlike and joyful and remember to laugh like nobody is watching.
读后强化训练
I. 单句语法填空
1. We applied our minds to finding a solution (solve) to our problem.kapok
人际沟通与交流
2. There was a very good atmosphere at the talks and the participants(participate) believed movement forward was possible.
3. It is time to put the arrangements on a slightly (slight) more formal basis.
4. It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing (confu).
estore
5. The building looked as impressive (impress) in actuality as it did in photographs.
II.阅读理解
1. What does the first paragraph of the article tell us?
A. SAD breaks out due to asonal changes.
B. The daytime environment on the earth will be shorter and shorter.
C. The surrounding environment will affect people's mood.
D. Depression occurs more in winter than in summer.
【答案】C
【解析】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段内容可知，随着白天越来越短，许多人的情绪会稍微下降。即使你没有患季节性情感障碍，你可能会感觉和几周前不同。故选C项。
2. Why does Dr. Madan Kataria think laughter can treat depression?
A. Becau laughter has no side effects.
B. Becau laughter releas rotonin.
C. Becau laughter can relieve pain.
D. Becau laughter can reduce stress.
【答案】B
【解析】
细节理解题。根据第三段内容Dr Madan Kataria who is a medical doctor and created Laughter Yoga did quite a bit of rearch and found that laughter is a mild antidepressant as it releas endorphins and rotonin.可知，笑是一种温和的抗抑郁药，因为它会释放内啡肽和
血清素。
3. What is the purpo of this article?
A. Emphasize the benefits of basic meditation for improving mood.
B. Tell readers the importance of laughter in preventing and treating dias.
C. Attract more people to participate in the study of Laughter Yoga cour.
D. Encourage people to laugh more than go to the gym.
【答案】C
【解析】
推理判断题。根据全文内容，特别是文章最后一段内容Now you know more about Laughter Yoga, are you encouraged–or should I say brave enough–to join us for the next ssion可知，作者写文章的目的是想吸引更多的人参加笑瑜伽课程的学习。故选C项。
词汇积累
Ⅰ. 核心词汇
1. slightly adv. 轻微地；稍微
2. solution n. 解决方案
3. impressive adj. 给人印象深刻的
4. participant n. 参与者；参加者
5. relief n. 救济；解脱；宽慰；轻松
6.admittedly adv. 诚然
8.stretch v. 伸展；拉长
Ⅱ. 核心短语
1. suffer from 受折磨
2. a bit of 有点儿
3. check out 退房
4. plenty of 很多
Ш. 拓展词汇
big什么意思1. antidepressant 抗抑郁药
2. opiate 鸦片制剂
3. wholeheartedly 完全同意
金句赏析
1.As Mirthy's Laughter Yoga Leader, I strongly believe in the health benefits of laughter, which are indeed impressive.
【句意】作为Mirthy的笑瑜伽领袖，我坚信笑对健康有益，这确实令人印象深刻。
【句式剖析】
句子主干：... I strongly believe in the health benefits of laughter, ...
赏析：
①介词短语As Mirthy's Laughter Yoga Leader作状语；
②which are indeed impressive是非限制性定语从句，关系词which指代前面句子的整体内容，与主句之间用逗号隔开。
2.Dr Madan Kataria who is a medical doctor and created Laughter Yoga did quite a bit of rearch and found that laughter is a mild antidepressant as it releas endorphins and rotonin.
【句意】Madan Kataria博士是一名医生，他创立了笑瑜伽。他做了大量研究，发现笑是一种温和的抗抑郁药，因为它会释放内啡肽和血清素。
【句式剖析】
句子主干：Dr Madan Kataria ... did ... and found that ...
赏析：
①定语从句who is a medical doctor and created Laughter Yoga由who引导，先行词是Dr Madan Kataria；
②主句的谓语动词是did和found，有and连接；
③宾语从句that laughter is a mild antidepressant与动词found构成动宾结构；
④从句as it releas endorphins and rotonin由as引导，在句中作原因状语。
