Stand him against a standard growth chart and he is almost a head shorter than he should be at his age.

当他靠着一张标准成长图表站着时，就可以看到他几乎比他的实际年龄矮了一头。

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Being a writer can also be hard on the back; ask Philip Roth who often works at a stand-up desk.

当作家也对脊背不好；关于这一问题，可以问问飞利浦·罗丝。他经常在一张特制的工作台前站着写作。

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That might be true or at least plausible if, in order to have a basis, plagiarism would have to stand on some philosophical ground.

这么说也许是对的，至少是有一定道理的：如果是为了找出一个基础，剽窃问题就必须有一定的哲学依据。

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They have plans to open a community garden maintained by local school children where the vegetables grown will be sold at a farm stand, also to be staffed by locals.

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And Kenneth Cole has proven to be a genius at defining himself by making a stand.

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You don't necessarily need a formal introduction to glom onto the rich and famous--you just have to be willing to stand for days at a time outside the fishbowl studio at NBC's Today Show, right in Rockefeller Center, Manhattan.

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