Laughter Is Catching

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When someone near you laughs, do you feel like laughing too? Laughter is easy to catch. Even if you do not know why the person is laughing, you often smile or laugh with them. This happens because our brain feels good when it hears the sound of laughter.

Laughing is also good for your health. When you laugh a lot, your stress goes down and your heart gets stronger. There is an old saying: “Laughter brings good luck.” So if you are having a bad day, try laughing — you may feel much better.

Vocabulary from this story

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catch
yuqmoq, yuqtirmoq
smile
jilmaymoq
brain
miya
health
salomatlik
stronger
kuchliroq
better
ancha, birmuncha

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even if

Hatto ...sa ham (yon berish, qarama-qarshilik).

  • Even if you don't know why, you laugh too.
  • Even if it rains, we will go.

good for + noun

... uchun foydali (foyda bildiradi).

  • Laughing is good for your health.
  • Fruit is good for you.

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1. Why do we often laugh when other people laugh?

2. How is laughing good for your health?

3. What does the writer suggest you do on a bad day?