Women who viewed themselves as "on the bottom step" on the life ladder were shorter than the average woman by half an inch, or 1.3 centimetres.

而觉得自己处于“生活阶梯”“最底层”的女性则比平均身高矮0.5英寸，合1.3厘米。

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On average, I’d say that less than half the people I’ve met in my life have been interesting.

通常，我想说的是，我见过的人里，只有少半数称得上是有趣的人。

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But in Nunavut, for example, alcoholism and suicide rates are higher than the national average, life expectancy is lower and almost half of the population lives in overcrowded housing.

但是，比如因努伊特（Inuit）的酒精中毒和自杀的比率却高过加拿大平均水准，预期寿命相对较短，而且超半数的人口都生活在拥挤的住房内。

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But in Nunavut, for example, alcoholism and suicide rates are higher than the national average, life expectancy is lower and almost half of the population lives in overcrowded housing.

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Those who left private schools in the 1980s and early 1990s can expect to earn 35% more in life than the average product of a state school, they found, around half of which can be attributed to education, not background.

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