Dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC), the traditional cross talk shows, or Xiangsheng shows, heave made people all over China roar with laughter for centuries.

传统的相声表演可以追溯到秦朝(公元前221-207年)，已使中国人快乐了几世纪。

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When I told the joke everyone burst into laughter .

当我说这笑话时每个人都忍不住笑出来。

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Laughter erupted from the audience

观众中突然爆发出一阵笑声。

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It often makes people roar with laughter about themselves.

经常会使人联想到自己而开怀大笑。

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The girl managed to refrain from laughter

那女孩忍住没笑出来。

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I was moved to laughter by his joke.

他的笑话使我发笑。

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They all burst into laughter .

他们都哈哈大笑起来。

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He shook with laughter

他笑得全身都抖动起来了。

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I could hardly repress/suppress my laughter

我差一点笑出声来。

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I laughter and said, “Yes, we’ve already met, haven’t’ we? I remember that the last time we met I did most of the talking, so perhaps I should let you do the talking this time.”

我笑着说道，“对了，我们早就认识了，不是吗?我记得我们上次见面时，主要谈话的是我，因此，这次也许我该让你来讲话了。”

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The comedian made his audience crack up with laughter .

喜剧演员令他的观众笑得要命。

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Laughter is the only medicine that needs no prescription, has no unpleasant taste, and costs no money.

笑是唯一的一种不用开处方、没有苦味而且不用花钱的药。

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The boy was not abashed by the laughter of his classmates

这男孩并不因为同学取笑而羞愧不安。

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There couldn’t have been a better day to be out here in the park. Later on, I heard some children playing in the distance. Their laughter reminded me of my own days when I was younger.

这种日子到公园去再好不过了。后来，我看到一些小孩在远处玩耍，他们的笑声使我回忆起自己年幼的日子。

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Nilsen and Nilsen write, "Smiles are more likely to express feelings of satisfaction or good will, while laughter comes from surprise." We laugh when something unexpected happens.

艾伦·尼尔森和唐·尼尔森写道：“微笑（smiles）更多是表达满足感和善意，而大笑（laugher）则来自于惊喜。”当发生一些预期以外的事情时我们会laugh。

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And there are songs about laughter , as in Neil Sadaka’s "Laughter in the Rain"

还有一些关于laughter的歌曲，例如尼尔·萨达卡（Neil Sadaka）的《Laughter in the Rain》：

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Then there is another, noncount noun "laughter ," as in this sentence: The crowd broke out in waves of laughter.

另一种形式是不可数名词laughter，例如在这句话中：人群中爆发出一阵笑声。

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Oh, I hear laughter in the rain,

哦，我听见雨中的欢笑

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There is an old saying in English, laughter is contagious. It means that one person laughing can make others start laughing. You also may have heard the saying laughter is the best medicine. That means laughing can make the person doing it feel better.

英语中有句老话说，笑声具有传染力（laughter is contagious），意思是指一个人笑可以让其他人跟着笑。你也可以说笑声是最好的药（laughter is the best medicine），这是指笑声可以让笑的人感觉更好。

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