I looked around. When my eyes reached a corner of the room near the fireplace, he broke into a happy laugh and rubbed his hands together.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

If he splits his head open and there's blood everywhere, I'm less likely to laugh unless I don't like him or something.

如果他摔个头破血流，我就笑不出，除非我很讨厌这个人。

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So, if a stranger slips on a banana peel and lands on his butt, I might laugh because I'm not overcome by compassion.

所以，看到陌生人踩蕉皮,摔个屁股着地，我会笑,因为我对他的同情不是很强烈。

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He also was skilled at using his violin to make people laugh.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

He decided to send himself and his students to different places including shopping malls and observe when people laughed and write down what made them laugh.

除了他自己，他还派他的学生,去各种各样的地方，包括购物商场,观察人们在什么时候会笑,并写下让他们笑的原因。

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He called for his jester, the only man who made him laugh.

VOA: special.2009.03.28

His speeches made people laugh and remember events they had experienced.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

This time his father does not laugh.

VOA: special.2009.05.04