International Joke Day is not just a day for you to prove1 toeveryone how funny you are. It is the perfect day for you to sharelaughs and to put a smile on people’s faces and your own.Whether you prefer to share jokes or you like to listen to them，this is a day that is all about smiling， laughing， and having fun，and who wouldn’t want to be a part of a day like this？

They say that laughter2 is the best medicine3， and a lot of people would"agree4 with this. After all， laughter can do good to keep you healthy.

Laughter can help to protect you from the bad influence of stress5， and cheeryou up. Nothing works better or quicker to bring your body and mind back intobalance6 than a good old laugh.

You may have also heard that laughter is a good way to burn calories7， andthis is true， too！ Of course， this does not mean that you just sit on the sofa andwatch your favorite comedian8. One study found that you can burn around 40calories if you laugh for 10 to 15 minutes each day. Over the year， this could beenough to lose around four pounds.

International Joke Day seems to have officially9 begun in the United States. Itis clear that jokes themselves pre-date10 by hundreds and hundreds of years. Thefirst joke is often thought to be told by the Greeks.

Greece also has the first comedy club， though it was for sharing jokes amongfriends rather than stand-up performances11 as we have now. Jokes may have beentold since man first looked at himself in a pool of water and knew what he lookedlike， so it’s a safe bet that people have been celebrating jokes for a long time.

國際笑話日不僅僅是一個(gè)你向所有人證明自己多么有趣的日子。這也是你分享歡笑，給別人和自己臉上增添笑容的最佳時(shí)間。無論你喜歡分享笑話還是喜歡聽笑話，這都是一個(gè)充滿笑容、歡笑和樂趣的日子，誰不想成為這樣一個(gè)日子的一部分呢？

他們說笑是最好的良藥，很多人都同意這一點(diǎn)。畢竟，笑對(duì)保持身體健康有好處。

笑可以幫助你免受壓力的不良影響，讓你振作起來。沒有什么比開懷大笑能讓你的身心更快更好地恢復(fù)平衡了。

你可能也聽說過笑是燃燒卡路里的好方法，這也是真的！當(dāng)然，這并不意味著你只用坐在沙發(fā)上看自己最喜歡的喜劇演員表演。一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，如果你每天笑10 到15 分鐘，可以燃燒大約40 卡路里。一年下來，這足以減掉大約4磅（1.8 千克）。

國際笑話日正式開始慶祝似乎是在美國。很明顯，笑話本身的歷史可以追溯到幾百年前。人們通常認(rèn)為第一個(gè)笑話是希臘人講的。

希臘還是第一個(gè)建立喜劇俱樂部的，盡管其目的是在朋友之間分享笑話，而不是像我們現(xiàn)在這樣用于脫口秀表演。自從人類第一次在水池中看到自己并知道自己長什么樣以來，人們可能就已經(jīng)在講笑話了。所以可以肯定的是，人們慶祝講笑話這個(gè)活動(dòng)已經(jīng)有很長時(shí)間了。

To celebrate the day， you could simply tell some jokes to a co-worker orfriend， or a stranger12 on the street. Or invite your friends over for a joketellingparty. Take turns telling jokes or reading them out of a joke book or fromthe Internet.

Another way is to visit a local comedy club and listen to aprofessional13 telling jokes for a night of fun. Find out if there is a chanceto share some jokes of your own.

A lot of people will tell you that a good joke is all in the way you tell it.So， we have some tips to help you tell your jokes like a true professional.

Have fun！ This is the most important part. If you are not having fun， howdo you expect your audience14 to laugh and enjoy themselves as well？

Pay attention to the way that you tell the joke. Communication15 andpersonality16 are important. A lot of comedians light up the room beforethey have even told a joke. This is because they are emotive17 and theyare present18.

Know your audience. After all， different people find different things funny.Some kinds of jokes about serious things make some people laugh a lot， butothers don’t feel the same way， so keep thisin mind when you are thinking about the sortof joke to tell.

Confidence19 is key. Your stage performance，even if you are not on a stage， can bethe difference as to whether your joke landsor not. Confidence is so important.

Get the timing right. This is somethingabout confidence. Some people rush throughjokes when they are nervous20， and this canthrow everything off.

為了慶祝這一天，你可以簡單地給同事、朋友，或街上的陌生人講幾個(gè)笑話?；蛘哐?qǐng)你的朋友來參加一個(gè)講笑話的聚會(huì)。大家輪流講笑話，或者從笑話書或互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上找笑話來讀一讀。

另一種方式是去當(dāng)?shù)氐南矂【銟凡柯爩I(yè)人士講笑話，度過一個(gè)愉快的夜晚。你還可以看看是否有機(jī)會(huì)和在場的人分享自己知道的幾個(gè)笑話。

很多人會(huì)告訴你，一個(gè)好笑話全在于你講的方法。所以，我們有一些小技巧來幫助你像一個(gè)真正的專業(yè)人士那樣講笑話。

玩得開心！這是最重要的部分。如果你玩得不開心，怎么能指望你的觀眾也笑得開心呢？

注意講笑話的方式。溝通和個(gè)性很重要。許多喜劇演員甚至在講笑話之前就已經(jīng)讓全場氣氛活躍起來了。這是因?yàn)樗麄兡苷{(diào)動(dòng)人的情緒，有很強(qiáng)的存在感。

了解你的觀眾。畢竟，不同的人覺得不同的事情好笑。有些關(guān)于嚴(yán)肅事情的笑話會(huì)讓一些人大笑，但另一些人卻不覺得，所以當(dāng)你考慮要講什么樣的笑話時(shí)，請(qǐng)記住這一點(diǎn)。

信心是關(guān)鍵。即使你不在舞臺(tái)上，你的舞臺(tái)表現(xiàn)也會(huì)決定你的笑話是否成功。自信是如此重要。

把握好時(shí)機(jī)。這與自信有關(guān)。有些人在緊張時(shí)會(huì)匆忙講完笑話，這可能會(huì)打亂一切節(jié)奏。

（英語原文選自：daysoftheyear.com）