【新唐人2012年5月18日讯】【看新闻学英语】
Hong Kong Residents Celebrate World Laughter Day
香港居民庆祝世界大笑日
【新闻关键字】
1. reverberate [rɪˋvɝbə͵ret] n. 回响
2. chant [tʃænt] n. 呼喊
3. participant [pɑrˋtɪsəpənt] n. 参与者
4. equivalent [ɪˋkwɪvələnt] adj.相等的
5. rowing [ˋroɪŋ] n. 划船
6. aerobic [eəˋrobɪk] adj. 有氧的
7. diaphragm [ˋdaɪə͵fræm] n. 横隔膜
8. digestive [dəˋdʒɛstɪv] adj. 消化的
9. parade [pəˋred] n. 游行
On Sunday, the chants of “ho-ho-ha-ha-ha" reverberated across Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. About 200 people spent two hours laughing together.
周日，“呵-呵-哈-哈-哈”的呼喊，回响在香港维多利亚港。大约200人一块大笑二小时。
They’re celebrating World Laughter Day, which falls on the first Sunday of every May. People in 70 countries around the world gathered together to celebrate the day.
他们正在庆祝每年五月第一个星期天的世界大笑日，全世界有70个国家一块庆祝这个节日。
Laughter Yoga was started in India 17 years ago when a doctor asked people to join him and laugh for no reason in a park.
大笑瑜珈是在17年前的印度开始，当一位医师要求人们加入，在公园里没有理由的大笑。
This activity is now practiced by more than 6,000 social laughter clubs around the world.
这项活动目前在全世界有超过6,000个大笑社交俱乐部。
[Dick Yu, Laughter Yoga Instructor]:
“Through the process of laughing, you can automatically perform breathing through your stomach. This means when you laugh, you are automatically doing the yoga way of breathing. So you don’t have to intentionally practice the so-called yoga way of breathing. Through the laughing movement, you can laugh in a more beautiful and happy way. So it’s very simple and easy, and everyone can design their own moves."
大笑瑜珈指导员余狄克说：“透过大笑的过程，你可以自动地透过你的腹部来呼吸。这意味着当你笑的时侯，你是自动在练瑜珈的呼吸方式。所以你不必有意地练所谓的瑜珈呼吸方式。透过大笑的动作，你可以用更为美妙、快乐的方式大笑。所以这是非常简单且容易的，并且每个人能够设计自已的动作。”
Yu says participants can experience yoga breathing without having to do different poses. He runs seven classes every week.
余狄克说，参与者不必做不同的姿势，就能体验瑜珈呼吸，他每周开七个班。
Yu said laughing has many benefits.
余狄克说，大笑有许多益处。
[Dick Yu, Laughter Yoga Instructor]:
“Research has shown that laughing for one minute is equivalent to rowing for ten minutes, so it’s a very good aerobic exercise. When you laugh, you’re exercising your diaphragm, so it’s healthy for your digestive system. It can help you de-stress, so you will end up with less stress."
余狄克说：“研究显示，大笑一分钟，等于划船10分钟，所以是非常好的有氧运动。当你笑的时侯，你就是在练你的横隔膜，所以对你的消化系统，是非常有益健康的。大笑可以帮助你去除压力，所以你会变得较没有压力。”
The participants paraded along the Avenue of the Stars—attracting the attention of tourists and passers-by.
参加者沿着星光大道游行，吸引观光客及路人的目光。
[Zhu Mei-Ching, Laughter Yoga Participant]:
“I’m very happy! We have a big crowd and we follow the teacher and go ‘ho-ho-ho!’ This is also healthy. My daughter also came here with me to join us. So I am very happy."
大笑瑜珈参与者朱美琴说：“我非常快乐！我们有一大群人，跟随老师“哈─哈─哈！”这也是有益健康的，我女儿也跟着我加入，所以我非常高兴。”
It was May Lai’s first experience with Laughter Yoga.
美莱是第一次
[May Lai, Laughter Yoga Participant]:
“Before I began participating myself, I was affected by other people here and felt a bit happy. But after I tried it, now I feel very happy! Although I’m very tired, I want to do it again."
“在我开始加入时，我受这里其他人的影响，感到有点快乐。但在我试着练之后，现在我感到非常快乐！尽管我很累，但我还想要再练。”
After the parade, some people stayed back to participate in a longest-laughter competition.
在游行后，有些人还回来参加“谁笑最久”的大笑竞赛。
本则影音新闻出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/arts_entertainment/2012-05-08/hong-kong-residents-celebrate-world-laughter-day.html#video_section
本专栏由前卫英语李德良老师主编 www.davidlee.url.tw
【看新闻‧学会话】
1. Laughing has many benefits.
大笑有许多益处。
2. About 200 people spent two hours laughing together.
大约200人一块大笑二小时。
3. This is also healthy.
这也是很有益健康的
4. So it’s very simple and easy.
所以这是非常简单且容易的
5. Everyone can design their own moves.
每个人可以设计自已的动作。
6. People in 70 countries around the world gathered together to celebrate the day.
全世界有70个国家一块庆祝这个节日。
7. Through the laughing movement, you can laugh in a more beautiful and happy way.
透过大笑的动作，你可以用更为美妙、快乐的方式大笑。
