英语翻译

英语翻译
At a hospital in Illinois,doctors and patients dress up as clowns (小丑) and put on little plays to make each other laugh.A hospital in New York puts funny books in its library for patients.
Can laughter make sick people feel better?
Yes,say scientists.Laughter is no laughing matter.Scientists think laughter can help sick people feel less pain and get better more quickly.This new idea is being taught to students in medical school.
Doctors have known for a long time that stress and loneliness,lack of friends and family can harm sick people.Now they are learning that laughter can help put people on the road to recovery.
Scientists discovered that laughter gives the body a healthy form of exercise.Also,laughter set free a chemical in the body that speeds healing.
Some doctors are using this new research to make their patients feel like a million dollars.At a California hospital,people who have cancer tell each other funny stories and perform with a famous actor who has had cancer surgery (手术).
Laughter can be good medicine.