The world loved man when he smiled. The world became afraid of him when he laughed.
当一个人微笑时，世界爱了他；当他大笑时，世界便怕了他。
——泰戈尔《飞鸟集》
【相关单词短语讲解】
1. afraid of
难；怕；害怕；不敢正视
(1) Ive always been afraid of the dark.
我一直很怕黑。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
(2) People are often afraid of things they don understand.
人往往对自己不懂的东西感到恐惧。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
(3) Theres nothing to be afraid of.
没有什么要害怕的。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
(4) Don be afraid of speaking up.
别怕，大胆地说。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
(5) Theres no need to be afraid of him ─ hes a big softie.
没必要害怕他——他心特好。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
【拓展】softie
英 [sfti] 美 [sfti]
n. 有同情心的人；心肠软的人；热心肠的人
(1) Grandpa is an old softie; he always gives us treats.
祖父是一位心软的老好人；他老是给我们好吃的、好玩的。
(2) Hes just a big softie.
他心太软。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
2. laugh
【与laugh有关的习语】
don make me laugh
（认为不可能或愚蠢）别让我笑掉大牙了，别开玩笑了：used to show that you think what sb has just said is impossible or stupid
‘Will your dad lend you the money?’ ‘Don make me laugh!’
“你父亲会借给你钱吗？”“别开玩笑了！”
he who laughs last laughs longest
别高兴得太早：used to tell sb not to be too proud of their present success; in the end another person may be more successful
（谚）谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好
laugh on the other side of your face
转喜为忧；得意变成失意；笑脸变为苦脸：to be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed
Enjoy the meal while you can; youll laugh on the other side of your face when you get the bill.
现在尽情受用一下美餐吧，帐单来时可要你的好看。
laugh your head off
大笑不止；狂笑不已：to laugh very loudly and for a long time
Tell jokes and laugh your head off.
讲笑话直到笑到肚子疼。
not know whether to laugh or cry
（面对恶劣或不幸情况）不知所措，哭笑不得：to be unable to decide how to react to a bad or unfortunate situation
I don know whether to laugh or to cry!
我不知道该哭还是该笑！
——《汉英大词典》
you have/youve got to laugh
还是值得一笑；还有可笑之处：used to say that you think there is a funny side to a situation
Well, Im sorry youve lost your shoes, but youve got to laugh, haven you?
啊，真糟糕，你的鞋子丢了，可是这也挺逗的，是不是？
kill yourself laughing
笑得前仰后合；笑破肚皮：to laugh a lot
He was killing himself laughing.
他笑得前仰后合。
do sth for a laugh/for laughs
逗趣；开玩笑：to do sth for fun or as a joke
I just did it for a laugh, but it got out of hand.
我只是开开玩笑，然而却一发不可收拾。
have a (good) laugh (about sth)
觉得可笑（或有趣）：to find sth amusing
I was angry at the time but we had a good laugh about it afterwards.
我当时很生气，可后来却又觉得十分可笑。
a barrel of laughs
很有趣；开心；快乐：very amusing; a lot of fun
Life hasn exactly been a barrel of laughs lately.
最近生活并不十分令人开心。
have the last laugh
（在本未指望时）笑在最后，取得最后胜利：to be successful when you were not expected to be, making your opponents look stupid
Des OConnor is expecting to have the last laugh on his critics by soaring to the top of the Christmas hit parade.
德斯·奥康纳预计会飙升至圣诞畅销唱片排行榜的榜首，这将让他的批评者都笑不出来。
——《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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