(LONDON, Reuters)The taller you are, the longer you are likely to live.
(路透社倫敦電)長得越高,可能就越長壽。
Taller people nowadays tend to have a greater life expectancy than their shorter counterparts.
現今個頭較高的人平均壽命通常比矮個子的人還長。
But new research shows that even as far back as the ninth century, greater height meant a longer life.
不過新的研究顯示,甚至早在9世紀的時候,長得越高的人就活得越久。
The scientists found that people with smaller bones tended to die younger.
科學家發(fā)現,骨架比較小的人較易短命。