中國網站品牌欄目（頻道）
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 An elderly man takes a stroll in a file photo. |
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Britons find being older than 52 is nothing to laugh about because that's the age when they start becoming grumpy, according to a survey on Friday. The poll of 2,000 Britons found those over 50 laughed far less than their younger counterparts and complained far more. While infants laughed up to 300 times a day, that figure had fallen to an average of six laughs by teenage years and only 2.5 daily chuckles for those over 60, the survey for cable TV channel Dave found. Men were also found to be grumpier than women. One reason for the decline in mirth might be the lack of joke-telling skills. The study found the average Briton only knows two jokes. (Read by Renee Haines. Renee Haines is a journalist at the China Daily Web site.) (Agencies) |
根據周五發布的一項調查，對于英國人來說，年齡超過52歲沒什么好高興的，因為過了52歲，人的脾氣就會見長。 這項調查共有2000名英國人參加。該調查發現：50歲以上的人笑得遠比年輕一些的人要少，而抱怨則多得多。 有線電視頻道Dave委托開展的這一調查發現，嬰兒每天能笑300次，到了青少年時期平均每天只笑六次，而超過60歲的人每天只笑2.5次。 調查還發現，男性比女性脾氣更大。 年紀越大歡笑越少的原因之一可能是缺乏講笑話的技巧。研究發現，每名英國人平均只知道兩個笑話。 相關閱讀 （中國日報網英語點津 陳丹妮 編輯：馮明惠） |
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Vocabulary: grumpy: bad-tempered（脾氣壞的；性情暴躁的） mirth: happiness, fun and laughter（歡樂；歡笑） |
