How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:
__71__.Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N. Y., was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing. Then she married a circus clown (小丑) . "I became interested in the clowns, " she recalls " One day I put on a costume and painted my face. That afternoon my whole life changed. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before." __72__ To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.
__73__ It doesn't take you too much time and can be easy. Collect favourite cartoons and jokes. Also, keep a paper for writing down humour you find in everyday life. " Good ideas come and go fast, you have to capture them quickly or they are gone, " says Virginia Tooper.
Laugh when you need it most. "__74__ " says comedian Bill Cosby. " And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it, " he insists.
Gray Alan, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain—because it comes naturally. __75_ . Just remember: we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs.
A. You can soften the worst blows through humour.
B. Mix with people who laugh.
C. Practise the art of laughing.
D. Keep a laughter file (文档).
E. He who laughs last laughs best.
F. But it's also something that has to be developed (培养).
G. People's joy can affect those around them.