He was so much bigger than everybody else, so people really were not taken aback, because this was a time when physical imperfections were commonplace.

他虽然比普通人个子大很多,但人们并不会感到惊异,因为在那个时代有生理缺陷极为寻常

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Nonetheless, they were very ordinary literate poor people.

虽然如此,他们都是非常普通的,但有文化的穷人

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