James Bentham, a co-author of the research from Imperial College, London, says the global trend is likely to be due primarily to improvements in nutrition and healthcare.

伦敦帝国理工学院的詹姆斯·边沁是这项研究的合著者之一。他表示，这种全球趋势可能主要归因于营养和医疗条件的改善。

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Bentham believes the global trend of increasing height has important implications.

边沁认为，全球身高增长趋势具有重要的意义。

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If so, it will mark a minor reversal in a global trend.

这样的话，将标志着全球趋势会略有回转。

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The global downward market trend accelerated Thursday with two economic reports that cast doubt on the sustained vitality of the U.S.economic recovery.

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Ann Veneman,is anExecutive Director of UNICEF, She says global efforts have stopped a downward trend in vaccinations and have even boosted the number of children and infants being vaccinated.

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While this development is of course good news, it speaks to a troubling global trend.

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