上期答案
Taken together, the studies suggest that changes in the virus, population immunity, and medical care are chipping away at the risk of Long COVID, but not eliminating it completely.
Taken together 总体来看
chip away 逐渐削弱
而言之，这些研究表明，病毒、人群免疫力和医疗保健的变化正在减少长期冠状病毒的风险，但这些并没有完全消除病毒。
本期内容
早上好，读者朋友们，今天分享的文章节选自《每日电讯报》。在快节奏的现代生活中，我们常常忽略了那些简单却强大的健康秘诀。笑，这一看似微不足道的表情，实则蕴含着延长寿命、促进心血管健康的巨大力量。多项研究表明，笑对心脏健康的益处不容小觑。美国密歇根大学的研究发现，经常大笑可以降低心脏病发作的风险，甚至减少其发生的概率。除了生理层面的益处，笑还是一种强大的情绪调节工具。它能够缓解压力、改善情绪，让我们在面对生活中的挑战时更加从容不迫。那么，为什么笑能如此神奇？我们又该如何在日常生活中捕捉这份快乐，让笑容成为生活的常态呢？
The heart health benefits of laughter
笑对心脏健康的益处
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Would you laugh more if your life depended on it? The Japanese government certainly thinks you should. Citizens in the northern province of Yamagata have been ordered by law to laugh daily for the sake of their health.The edict was inspired by research from the local university which found regular laughter can reduce your risk of heart disease and help you live longer. Researchers from Yamagata University who published their study in the Journal of Epidemiology, worked with 17,152 participants aged 40 or younger and tracked how often they laughed over several years and concluded that increasing the frequency of laughter will reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and increase longevity.
sake /seɪk/ n. 利益，好处
for the sake of 为了……的利益
edict /ˈiːdɪkt/ n.法令（decree）
cardiovascular /ˌkɑːrdioʊˈvæskjələr/adj. 心血管的
longevity /lɔːnˈdʒevəti/ n.长寿
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如果你的生命取决于它，你会笑得更多吗?日本政府当然认为你应该这么做。日本北部山形县的居民被法律要求为了健康每天都要笑。该法令的灵感来自当地一所大学的研究，该研究发现，经常笑可以降低患心脏病的风险，延长寿命。山形大学的研究人员在《流行病学杂志》上发表了他们的研究，他们与17152名年龄在40岁或以下的参与者合作，追踪他们几年来笑的频率，并得出结论，增加笑的频率可以降低患心血管疾病的风险，延长寿命。
The health benefits of laughter are increasingly being studied and recognised globally. A recent study published in the journal Preventive Medicine suggests that older people who laugh regularly with friends and family could be significantly less likely to develop health problems than those who do not. Another study in Nursing & Health Sciences, indicates that laughter dramatically suppresses stress hormones, such as cortisol, reduces anxiety through lowering adrenaline levels and activating the body’s natural relaxation response. A recent study from Brazil, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in 2023, showed that those struggling with coronary heart disease who regularly watched comedy shows had benefits to their heart and circulatory system compared to those who watched serious documentaries. It was the first randomised clinical trial to study the effects of laughter on heart health.
suppress /səˈpres/ v.抑制
coronary /ˈkɔːrəneri/ adj.冠状的
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笑对健康的好处正越来越多地被研究和认可。最近发表在《预防医学》杂志上的一项研究表明，经常与朋友和家人一起笑的老年人患健康问题的可能性要比那些不这样做的人低得多。《护理与健康科学》杂志上的另一项研究表明，笑能显著抑制压力荷尔蒙，如皮质醇，通过降低肾上腺素水平和激活身体的自然放松反应来减少焦虑。巴西最近在2023年欧洲心脏病学会大会上发表的一项研究表明，与那些看严肃纪录片的人相比，那些经常看喜剧节目对冠心病患者的心脏和循环系统有好处。这是首个研究笑对心脏健康影响的随机临床试验。
“It’s true. Laughing will have a positive impact on your health,” says Robin Dunbar, an emeritus professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of Oxford, who has studied both the psychological and physiological effects of laughter on health. “Laughter will not only help your heart health but make you feel good, boost your immune system and mood,” he says. His study on the effects of laughter found that when we belly laugh, the physical exertions of the rib cage trigger the release of protective endorphins, the brain chemicals that help us to manage pain and promote feelings of bliss and help promote heart health.
emeritus /ɪˈmerɪtəs/ adj.荣誉退休的
exertion /ɪɡˈzɜːrʃn/ n. 费力，努力；运用，行使
bliss /blɪs/ n.极乐
ignorance is bliss 无知是福（不知道心不烦）
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“这是真的。笑对你的健康有积极的影响，”牛津大学进化心理学名誉教授罗宾·邓巴说，他研究了笑对健康的心理和生理影响。他说:“笑不仅有助于心脏健康，还能让你感觉良好，增强免疫系统，改善情绪。”他对笑的影响的研究发现，当我们开怀大笑时，胸腔的体力活动会触发保护性内啡肽的释放，内啡肽是一种大脑化学物质，可以帮助我们控制疼痛，促进幸福感，促进心脏健康。
The quality of our relationships says Prof Dunbar is the number one factor in terms of heart health. “The number and quality of close friends you have, and by friends, we include family members, has a massive effect on not only your mental health but also your physical health and wellbeing.” He quotes a large study published in 2010, which looked at all the factors which helped survival rates 12 months after a heart attack and it was the quality of your close friendships that had the most significant effect on whether you were still alive a year later. “And laughter plays a huge part in what bonds those relationships together.”
bond /bɑːnd/ v.增强信任关系；牢固结合
plays a huge part in... 起了很大的作用
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邓巴教授表示，人际关系的质量是影响心脏健康的首要因素。“你拥有的亲密朋友的数量和质量，包括家庭成员，不仅对你的心理健康有很大影响，而且对你的身体健康和幸福也有很大影响。”他引用了2010年发表的一项大型研究，该研究调查了所有有助于心脏病发作后12个月存活率的因素，其中亲密友谊的质量对一年后你是否还活着有最显著的影响。“而笑声在维系这些关系方面起着重要作用。”
Prof Dunbar says watching funny television can be good. His research found that slapstick comedy works better at creating guffaw – but it’s not enough. If you really want to laugh, switch off the television and put down the phone, he says. His research has found that we are happiest and laugh most when we are in face-to-face contact with a conversational partner, whether this was in person or online video conferencing; this effect was reduced for phone conversations, and lowest of all for text-based interactions.
guffaw /ɡəˈfɔː/ v.大笑，狂笑
face-to-face adj. 面对面的
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邓巴教授表示，看有趣的电视节目可能有好处。他的研究发现，打闹喜剧在制造笑声方面效果更好，但这还不够。他说，如果你真的想笑，关掉电视，放下手机。他的研究发现，无论是面对面还是在线视频会议，当我们与谈话对象面对面接触时，我们都是最快乐、笑得最多的;这种影响在电话交谈中有所降低，在所有基于文本的互动中最低。
Journal：Telegraph(1 August 2024)
Title：The heart health benefits of laughter
Category：Health
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写作句式积累
It’s not just the physical act of laughing /that has such a profound effect on us /but the role of laughter to create connection with others.
不仅仅是大笑这种肢体动作对我们产生了如此深远的影响，笑声在与他人建立联系方面也发挥着重要作用。
翻译练习
Laughter is a bonding mechanism and you are more likely to laugh more if you make friends but that means you do have to get out and about and socialise.
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