Some participants were shown a segment of a stand-up comedy routine, while others watched an instructional video on how to install flooring.

一些参与者看一段脱口秀节目，而其他人则看一段如何安装地板的教学视频。

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Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us, and have discovered that people who laugh a lot live longer.

医学工作者一直在研究单口喜剧和其他喜剧形式能够对人们产生什么样的影响，并且发现经常大笑的人长寿。

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The researchers gauged study participants' mood before and after showing them a video clip - some saw a bit of a stand-up comedy routine, while others saw a video on how to install flooring.

研究人员在受试者观看视频片段前后对其情绪进行了测量。其中一部分受试者所看的是轻松喜剧节目，另一些人所看的视频则关于如何铺地板。

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She spent time focusing on how she could conquer fears like swimming with sharks, surviving stand up comedy, and reflecting on her relationship with her boyfriend.

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He spent the next couple of months going to live comedy gigs and studying comedians like Bill Hicks on YouTube before signing up to do a live stand-up performance himself at a local comedy club.

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Just the other day I watched comedian Patrice O'Neal's stand-up act late one night on Comedy Central.

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