I'm sure that laughter has been selected by evolution as a useful device for promoting social communication.

我想进化肯定选择了笑作为促进社会交往的有用工具。

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Laughter has been shown to relieve stress, stimulate blood flow, relax muscles, promote a healthy immune system and relieve pain.

笑声会释放压力，加速血液循环，放松肌肉，提升强健的免疫系统，缓解疼痛。

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The laughter finding makes a great deal of sense, and laughter has been described as more like a different way of breathing than a way of speaking.

笑的作用，非常有意义，与语言表达方式相比，笑更多地被描述为一种不同的呼吸方式。

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You may have noticed, if you look outside, that the cloud of uncertainty -- (laughter) -- has been lifted over our economy, or almost, anyway.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

He looks pretty real to me. (Laughter.) I wasn't imagining him up here talking, was I? (Laughter.) He has been in the wind energy business for nearly 20 years.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at Campaign Event

So I want to congratulate specifically John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham, who it probably doesn't help him for me to compliment him -- (laughter) -- but has been very thoughtful in terms of how they're approaching this issue.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Takes Questions from Senate Democrats