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Over two thirds of Brits agree that being able to laugh at yourself, or what we call 'self-deprecating humour', is a defining part of British culture, according to a recent survey by the charity Comic Relief. British comedian Sir Lenny Henry says it's not about putting yourself down, it's about bringing people together. After years of doing stand-up comedy, Lenny says that laughing at yourself is "one of the quickest ways to feel connected to a room full of strangers". But when is it good, and when is it bad, to make fun of yourself? Can it be taken too far?
根据慈善机构 Comic Relief 最近的一项调查，超过三分之二的英国人认为，能够嘲笑自己，或者我们所说的“自嘲式幽默”，是英国文化的一个决定性组成部分。 英国喜剧演员伦尼·亨利爵士表示，这不是为了贬低自己，而是为了让人们团结在一起。 经过多年的单口喜剧表演，莱尼表示，嘲笑自己是“与一个充满陌生人的房间建立联系的最快方式之一”。 但是，什么时候取笑自己是好事，什么时候是坏事呢？ 会不会太过分了？

When a person points out their own flaws in a light-hearted way, it can make them seem more human and make others feel comfortable. A 2025 study called 'When Laughter Hurts and Helps' linked the joy of being laughed at with higher social connectedness, in other words, a greater sense of belonging to a group. Conversely, the trait 'gelotophobe', or someone who fears being laughed at, has been linked to greater friendship avoidance and lower life satisfaction. Even leaders might benefit from self-deprecating humour. Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business Naomi Bagdonas says that for today's leaders, 'Humour is an elixir for trust and an antidote to arrogance'.
当一个人以轻松的方式指出自己的缺点时，可以让他们看起来更有人情味，也让别人感到舒服。 2025 年一项名为“当笑声伤害和帮助时”的研究将被嘲笑的快乐与更高的社会联系联系起来，换句话说，就是对一个群体有更强的归属感。 相反，“害怕被嘲笑”的特质，或害怕被嘲笑的人，与更大程度的回避友谊和较低的生活满意度有关。 即使是领导者也可能从自嘲式幽默中受益。 斯坦福大学商学院讲师内奥米·巴格多纳斯 (Naomi Bagdonas) 表示，对于当今的领导者来说，“幽默是信任的灵丹妙药和傲慢的解药”。

Making lightof negative situations can also be a coping mechanism. Imagine you're working on a group project, and something goes wrong. While everyone is panicking and trying to find someone to blame, you say sarcastically, "Well, this is going well!" This gives people permission to laugh a bit, and they might feel more positively about the situation. The challenge doesn't vanish, but at least people feel less tense and could feel more able to deal with the situation. A 2024 study published in Europe's Journal of Psychology found that maintaining a humorous perspective when things go wrong can lead to greater resilience.
淡化负面情况也可以成为一种应对机制。 想象一下，您正在开展一个小组项目，并且出现了问题。 当每个人都惊慌失措并试图寻找责任时，你讽刺地说：“好吧，一切进展顺利！” 这让人们可以笑一笑，他们可能会对这种情况感到更积极。 挑战并没有消失，但至少人们感觉不那么紧张，并且感觉更有能力应对这种情况。 欧洲《心理学杂志》2024 年发表的一项研究发现，在出现问题时保持幽默的观点可以带来更大的恢复力。

Of course, there's always a balance. While self-deprecating humour can bring people closer and make bad situations less overwhelming, it's important that it doesn't come from a place of bitterness and self-hatred. It's best to make jokes about yourself only once you've made peace with the flaw or mistake you're making fun of.
当然，平衡总是存在的。 虽然自嘲式幽默可以拉近人与人之间的距离，让糟糕的情况不至于那么难以承受，但重要的是它不能来自于痛苦和自我憎恨。 最好只有当你接受了自己所取笑的缺点或错误之后，才可以拿自己开玩笑。

The Israeli military said on Friday that one of the bodies released by Hamas did not belong to any of the hostages held in Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating an already shaky cease-fire.
以色列军方周五表示，哈马斯释放的一具尸体不属于任何被关押在加沙的人质，指责哈马斯违反了本已摇摇欲坠的停火协议。

The military said two of the bodies were identified as infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel,
军方表示，其中两具尸体被确认为婴儿Kfir Bibas和他四岁的哥哥Ariel，

while a third body that was supposed to be their mother Shiri was found not to match with any hostage and remain unidentified.
而第三具尸体，本应是他们的母亲Shiri，但发现与任何人质都不匹配，因此身份不明。

The military said in a statement, "This is a violation of utmost severity by the Hamas terrorist organization, which is obliged under the agreement to return four deceased hostages."
军方在一份声明中表示：“这是哈马斯恐怖组织极其严重的违反行为，根据协议，哈马斯有义务归还四名已故人质。”

The family of hostage Oded Lifshitz said in a statement that his body had been formally identified.
人质Oded Lifshitz的家人在一份声明中表示，他的尸体已经正式确认身份。

Palestinianmilitants handed over four black coffins in a carefully orchestrated public display as a crowd ofPalestinians and dozens of armed Hamas militants watched.
在一群巴勒斯坦人和数十名武装哈马斯武装分子的注视下，巴勒斯坦武装分子在精心策划的公开展示中交出了四具黑色棺材。

The purported remains of the boys, their mother, and Lifshitz were handed over under the Gaza cease-fire agreement reached last month with the backing of the U.S. and themediationof Qatar and Egypt.
根据上个月在美国支持、卡塔尔和埃及调解下达成的加沙停火协议，两名男孩、他们的母亲和Lifshitz的遗体被移交给以色列。

A series of explosions Thursday on three parked buses has rattled central Israel in what authorities suspected was a militant attack. No injuries were reported.
星期四，三辆停放的公共汽车发生连环爆炸，以色列中部地区一片混乱，当局怀疑这是一起武装袭击。没有人员伤亡报告。

AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports. Police rushed forces to the scene in Bat Yam, a Tel Aviv suburb, as they searched for suspects.
美联社记者哈亚·潘杰瓦尼（Haya Panjwani）报道。警方迅速派出警力前往特拉维夫郊区巴特亚姆现场搜查嫌疑人。

Bomb disposal searched buses and trains nationwide for additional bombs.
炸弹处理部门在全国范围内搜查公共汽车和火车，寻找更多炸弹。

A police spokesperson told local TV that explosives were found on two other buses.
警方发言人告诉当地电视台，在另外两辆公共汽车上也发现了爆炸物。

The mayor of Bat Yam says it's a miracle no one was hurt. He says the buses had finished their routes and were in a parking lot.
巴特亚姆市长说，没有人受伤真是个奇迹。他说，公共汽车已经完成了路线，停在停车场。

In a video statement, Chen Kugel, the chief of the Israeli National Institute of Forensic Medicine, confirmed on Saturday Shiri Bibas' body shows no evidence of injuries caused by bombing.
以色列国家法医研究所所长Chen Kugel在视频声明中证实，Shiri Bibas的尸体上没有爆炸伤证据。

"We have identified the remains of Shiri Bibas two days after identifying her children, Ariel and Kfir. Our examination found no evidence of injuries caused by bombing."
“我们在确认Shiri Bibas的孩子Ariel和Kfir身份两天后确认了她的遗体身份。我们的检查没有发现爆炸造成的伤害证据。”

Hamas, a U.S.-designated terror organization, said in November, 2023 that the children and their mother had been killed in an Israeli airstrike.
被美国认定为恐怖组织的哈马斯于2023年11月表示，这些孩子及其母亲在以色列空袭中丧生。

Ismail Al-Thawabta, director of the Hamas-run Gaza Government media office, said Netanyahu "bears full responsibility for killing her and her children."
哈马斯控制的加沙政府媒体办公室主任伊斯梅尔·萨瓦布塔（Ismail Al-Thawabta）表示，内塔尼亚胡“对杀害她及其孩子负有全部责任”。

But the Israeli military said intelligence assessments and forensic analysis of the bodies of the Bibas children indicated that they were deliberately killed by their captors.
但以色列军方表示，对两名儿童尸体的情报评估和法医分析表明，他们是被绑架者故意杀害的。

Chief military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said the boys were killed by the terrorists with their bare hands, but gave no details.
首席军事发言人丹尼尔·哈加里（Daniel Hagari）表示，这些男孩是被恐怖分子徒手杀害的，但没有透露细节。

Meanwhile, on Sunday, Israel said the release of hundreds ofPalestinianprisoners is delayed
与此同时，以色列周日表示，数百名巴勒斯坦囚犯的释放将推迟，

until the release of the next hostages has been assured and without the humiliating ceremonies at handovers of Israeli captives in Gaza.
直到下一批人质得到释放，并且不会在加沙举行以色列俘虏交接仪式时受到羞辱。

The statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office came early Sunday as vehicles apparently carrying prisoners left the open gates of Ofer Prison only toturnaround and go back in.
总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡办公室于周日凌晨发表声明，当时似乎载有囚犯的车辆驶离奥弗监狱敞开的大门，然后掉头返回监狱。

Israel's announcement abruptly put the future of the cease-fire into further doubt.
以色列的声明突然使停火的未来陷入进一步的疑问。

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition. AP correspondent Julie Walker reports. The pope has been in the hospital for a week with a complex lung infection.
梵蒂冈表示，教皇方济各情况危急。美联社记者朱莉·沃克（Julie Walker）报道。教皇因复杂的肺部感染住院一周。

The Vatican also said Saturday Francis had to get blood transfusions after tests showing an anemia-related condition.
梵蒂冈周六还表示，方济各必须接受输血，因为检查显示他患有贫血相关疾病。

The statement said the Holy Father continues to be alert and spent the day in an armchair, although in more pain than yesterday.
声明称，教皇继续保持警觉，整天坐在扶手椅上，但比前一天感到更加疼痛。

At the moment, the prognosis is reserved. I'm Julie Walker.
目前，预测结果尚不确定。我是朱莉·沃克。

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel would make Hamas pay for failing to release the body of hostage Shiri Bibas as agreed in the latest potential threat to the month-old cease-fire.
以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡周五表示，哈马斯未能按照协议归还人质希里·比巴斯（Shiri Bibas）的遗体，以色列将让其为此付出代价，这是对一个月前停火协议的最新潜在威胁。

Reuters correspondent Fiona Jones reports. Hamas said Bibas' remains appeared to have been mixed with others after an Israeli airstrike hit the place she was being held, later adding that it was investigating the possible error.
路透社记者菲奥娜·琼斯（Fiona Jones）报道。哈马斯表示，以色列空袭袭击了比巴斯被关押的地方后，她的遗体似乎与其他遗体混在一起，后来又补充说，正在调查可能的失误。

Netanyahu gave no details on a possible Israeli response, but the incident highlights the fragility of the month-old cease-fire deal reached with U.S. backing and help from Qatar and Egypt.
内塔尼亚胡没有透露以色列可能做出的反应，但这一事件凸显了在美国支持以及卡塔尔和埃及帮助下达成的一个月前停火协议的脆弱性。

The failure to return Bebas' body during this staged public handover caused outrage in Israel.
在这次分阶段的公开移交中，以色列未能归还比巴斯的遗体，引起了以色列的愤怒。

"It's like they make a joke of us and the mother just sent the body and it's so painful, so the family has to go and bury them and to make sort of a closure and now the mother is missing and it's so frustrating."
“他们好像在拿我们开玩笑，母亲刚刚把尸体送来，这太令人痛苦了，所以家人必须去埋葬他们，做一个了结，现在母亲失踪了，这太令人沮丧了。
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Hamas is due to release six living hostages on Saturday, with the start of the negotiations for the cease-fire's second phase expected in the coming days. That was Reuters correspondent Fiona Jones.
哈马斯定于周六释放六名活着的人质，预计未来几天将开始停火第二阶段的谈判。路透社记者菲奥娜·琼斯报道。

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has criticized Germany's free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering outside Washington.
美国副总统J.D.万斯在华盛顿郊外的保守派集会上批评了德国的言论自由法。

He linked Germany's limits against hate speech to American troops stationed there.
他将德国对仇恨言论的限制与驻扎在那里的美国军队联系起来。

German laws set restrictions on free speech, including the long-standing ban on Holocaust denial and any glorification of the country's Nazi past.
德国法律对言论自由进行了限制，包括长期禁止否认大屠杀和美化该国纳粹历史。

The limits are an effort to curb extremism and incitement and have led authorities to policing the internet for hate speech and arresting people forallegedlyposting and reposting such comments.
这些限制是为了遏制极端主义和煽动行为，并促使当局对互联网上的仇恨言论进行监管，并逮捕涉嫌发布和转发此类评论的人。

Vance's remarks Thursday followed his speech earlier this month at the Munich Security Conference.
万斯周四发表讲话之前，他本月早些时候在慕尼黑安全会议上发表了讲话。

Germans are electing a new parliament Sunday after a campaign focused on the state of Europe's biggest economy and calls to curb migration.
德国人将于周日选举新一届议会，此前竞选活动聚焦欧洲最大经济体的状况，呼吁遏制移民。

Uncertainty has grown rapidly about the future of Ukraine and the strength of Europe's alliance with the United States. VOA's Cristina Menenti has more.
乌克兰的未来以及欧洲与美国的联盟实力的不确定性迅速增加。美国之音新闻记者克里斯蒂娜·梅内蒂（Cristina Menenti）将为您带来更多报道。

The opposition leader and frontrunner Friedrich Merz vowed Saturday to revive thestagnanteconomy and defend Europe's interests in the face of a confrontational U.S. administration.
反对党领袖、领跑者弗里德里希·默茨周六誓言要重振停滞不前的经济，并在美国政府对抗的情况下捍卫欧洲的利益。

Meanwhile, hundreds protested for and against far-right Alternative for Germany's leader Alice Weidel in her Swiss town of residence.
与此同时，数百人在德国极右翼选择党领导人艾丽丝·魏德尔的居住地瑞士小镇举行了支持和反对她的抗议活动。

"We're really concerned about what's going on everywhere in Europe, about the rise of far-right movements."
“我们非常担心欧洲各地发生的事情，担心极右翼运动的崛起。”

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats have shown little sign of coming back from a large poll deficit after the chancellor's three-party coalition collapsed in November.
在总理奥拉夫·朔尔茨的三党联盟于11月破裂后，中左翼社会民主党几乎没有迹象表明会从巨大的民调失利中恢复过来。

That led to the election being held seven months ahead of schedule. Cristina Menenti, VOA News.
这导致选举比原计划提前了七个月举行。美国之音新闻记者克里斯蒂娜·梅内蒂报道。

A federal judge has largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
一名联邦法官基本阻止了唐纳德·特朗普总统的全面行政命令，该命令旨在终止政府对促进多样性、公平和包容性计划的支持。

Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore found that they likely violate free speech rights and granted an injunction blocking them as a lawsuit plays out.
巴尔的摩法官亚当·阿贝尔森（Adam Abelson）发现这些命令可能侵犯言论自由权，并在诉讼期间下达禁令阻止这些命令。

The city of Baltimore and higher education groups sued, arguing the executive orders are unconstitutional and in overreach of presidential authority.
巴尔的摩市和高等教育团体提起诉讼，称这些行政命令违宪，超越了总统的权力。

The Trump administration has argued that the president was targeting only DEI programs that violate federal civil rights laws.
特朗普政府辩称，总统只针对违反联邦民权法的DEI计划。

Elon Musk is cutting jobs at the auto safety agency that oversees his Tesla company. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.
埃隆·马斯克正在削减监管特斯拉公司的汽车安全机构的职位。美联社记者唐娜·沃德（Donna Warder）报道。

Elon Musk's cost-cutting team, DOGE, is cutting jobs at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
埃隆·马斯克的成本削减团队DOGE正在削减国家公路交通安全管理局的职位。

That's the agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving Tesla vehicles. The NHTSA says the number of eliminated positions is modest.
这是监管特斯拉的机构，已对涉及特斯拉汽车的致命事故展开调查。国家公路交通安全管理局表示，裁员人数不多。

The administration has mandated that Tesla and other automakers using self-driving technology report crash data on vehicles, a requirement that Musk has criticized.
政府要求特斯拉等使用自动驾驶技术的汽车制造商报告车辆碰撞数据，马斯克对这一要求提出了批评。

He's accused the agency of holding back progress on self-driving technology with its investigations and recalls. I'm Donna Warder.
他指责该机构通过调查和召回阻碍了自动驾驶技术的进步。我是唐娜·沃德。

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday a knife attack that killed one and injured three in eastern France on Saturday was "Islamist terrorism" after France's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office confirmed it was investigating the case.
法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙周六表示，周六在法国东部发生的持刀袭击事件造成一人死亡，三人受伤，这是“伊斯兰恐怖主义”，此前法国反恐检察官办公室证实正在调查此案。

The PNAT prosecutor's office said in a statement a man attacked local police officers in the city of Mulhouse shouting "Allah Akbar" on Saturday afternoon.
PNAT检察官办公室在一份声明中表示，周六下午，一名男子在米卢斯市袭击当地警察，高喊“真主至大”。

The prosecutor's office added a passerby was killed trying tointervenewhile three police officers were injured. The prosecutor's office said the suspect has been arrested. [解析]
检察官办公室补充说，一名路人在试图干预时被杀，三名警察受伤。检察官办公室表示，嫌疑人已被逮捕。