貓奴勿驚
Did you know humans may have had the ability to laugh before they developed the language capability to communicate with each other?
你知道人類可能在發展出語言能力來互相溝通之前就已經有笑的能力了嗎？
human(n.)人類=human beingability(n.)能力develop(v.)發展、發育、成長development(n.)發展、發育、成長capability(n.)能力=abilitycommunicate with sb.與…溝通
Laughter is a social behavior and is contagious.
笑是一種社會行為且具有傳染力。
laughter(n.)笑、笑聲contagious(adj.)有感染力的、(疾病)接觸性傳染的contact(n.)(v.)接觸a contagious disease傳染病
Like yawning, when we see others laugh, we’d naturally want to join in.
就像哈欠，當我們看到別人笑時，自然也想加入。
yawning(n.)呵欠naturally(adv.)自然而然地join in (laughing)加入(一起笑)
How about wild animals?
那麼野生動物呢？
How about or What about…那…如何
Do they also have an expression similar to laughter?
他們也有與笑類似的表現嗎？
expression(n.)表達、表情、詞、詞語facial expressions臉部表情similar(adj.)相似的similar to與…相似的=like
Research shows that chimpanzees, our closest animal relation, also demonstrate sounds most similar to human laughter.
研究發現與人類最接近的黑猩猩也表現出與人類的笑很接近的聲音。
research(n.)(v.)研究、調查chimpanzee(n.)黑猩猩relation(n.)關係、關聯demonstrate(v.)展示、展現出=show
Other primates, however, don’t exhibit as much likeness as chimps.
但是其他靈長類卻沒有與黑猩猩相同的行為。
primate(n.)靈長類exhibit(v.)展示、展現=show=displayexhibition(n.)展覽as…as如同…一樣likeness(n.)相似處=similaritychimp(n.)黑猩猩=chimpanzee
Rats, on the other hand, chirp when they are tickled.
另一方面。老鼠被搔癢時會發出吱吱聲。
(on the one hand…)on the other hand…(一方面…)另一方面…chirp(v.)發出吱吱聲tickle(v.)搔癢
And dolphins produce sounds of joy while they play-fight, suggesting such behavior doesn’t pose a threat to those around them.
而海豚則會在打鬧時發出愉悅的聲音，告訴周遭同伴這種行為不具有威脅性。
dolphin(n.)海豚produce(v.)製造、產生play-fight打鬧suggesting…=they suggestsuggest(v.)意味、建議pose a threat to…對…造成威脅=threatenthreat(n.)威脅
How about pets?
那麼寵物呢？
Although dogs pant in a different way when they play by themselves, it doesn’t seem much like laughter to most people.
雖然狗在自己玩時會發出另一種喘息聲，但大多數人聽起來不會覺得像是笑聲。
although(conj.)雖然=thoughpant(v.)喘氣、喘息in a…way以…的方式seem(v.)看起來、似乎seem…to sb.在某人眼裡看起來…=look…to sb.
And according to some evidence, cats don’t laugh at all.
根據一些證據，貓完全不會笑。
according to根據evidence(n.)證據(不可數)a piece of evidence證據
This may give peace of mind to owners as they now know they won’t be laughed at by their beloved fur babies.
這可以讓主人心安，知道他們可愛的毛孩是不會嘲笑他們的。
peace of mind安心、寬心=reliefgive peace of mind to使某人安心owner(n.)主人、擁有者laugh at嘲笑make fun of捉弄beloved(adj.)深愛的、心愛的fur(n.)毛皮furry(adj.)毛絨絨的furry animals毛絨絨的動物furry toys絨毛玩具fur babies毛小孩