Laughing could kill you

6 Minute English

语言学习

2017-08-31

6 分钟
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  • Hello and welcome to Six Minute English, where we bring you an entertaining topic and six related items of vocabulary.

  • I'm Neil.

  • And those guffours you can hear are coming from Tim.

  • So, what's so funny, Tim?

  • Can you pass me a glass of water?

  • Yes, okay.

  • Here you go.

  • It was just something our producer said before I came into the studio.

  • A guffour, by the way, is a loud laugh that you can't control.

  • So, while Tim laughs his head off, and that means to laugh very loudly for a long time,

  • I'll introduce the show.

  • Today, Tim, we're talking about laughter and how it could kill you.

  • Oh, come on, Neil.

  • That's not funny.

  • Laughing is good for you.

  • Everyone knows that.

  • Well, not when you laugh like that, Tim.

  • Your bright red in the face, you've got tears streaming down your face,