零起点美语-The Short Die Young, and They Always Have

The Short Die Young, and They Always Have

(LONDON, Reuters) The taller you are, the longer you are likely to live.
Taller people nowadays tend to have a greater life expectancy than their shorter counterparts.
But new research shows that even as far back as the ninth century, greater height meant a longer life.
The scientists found that people with smaller bones tended to die younger.
矮子不长寿，古今皆然
【路透社伦敦电】长得越高，可能就越长寿。
现今个头较高的人平均寿命通常比矮个子的人还长。
不过新的研究显示，甚至早在九世纪的时候，长得越高的人就活得越久。
科学家发现，骨架比较小的人较易短命。