In stressful times, the art of making people laugh could help to relieve pressure. We all know that laughter is the best medicine. It creates physical changes in your body that accelerate healing and protect you from harm. Scientists tell us that people who can laugh at their own misfortunes bounce back faster and stronger.
If you have trouble seeing the funny side of your own failures, then you might find some useful advice in the story of a friend of mine, who developed an unpleasant reaction to garlic for which his doctor prescribed (开处方) a short course of ointment (药膏) and suppositories (栓剂). After a few minutes, the chemist, standing at the far back of the shop, shouted at the top of her voice, "I've got your ointment, but I'll have to order your suppositories!"
Following a short yet strongly uncomfortable silence, she came forwards to the counter and said, "" "Yes, you did, " was my friend's quiet reply. I asked him how he was able to see the funny side of such an embarrassing incident and he said, "If I was standing in the shop and this had happened to someone else, it would have been funny. "
Laughing at yourself doesn't make you a fool. It makes you strong, confident and self-assured. We all make mistakes; we all forget, trip, take wrong turns. They cannot learn and will repeat the same mistakes, over and over again.
A. Sorry, I shouted that, didn't I?
B. Sorry, you didn't hear what I shouted, did you?
C. So it's no less funny, just because it happened to me.
D. When someone denies a mistake, they become proud.
E. He took the prescription to the drug store and waited patiently.
F. The feeling you get when you feel bad about a mistake is embarrassment.
G. There is much scientific research proving that laughter does more than cheer you up.
