The volunteers were asked to place themselves somewhere on a “life ladder” and asked about their emotions.

研究人员要求调查对象将自己置于“人生阶梯”的某个位置，并询问了他们的感受。

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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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In understanding cognitive ability, we must not elevate discrimination to a science; allowing people to climb the ladder of life only as far as their cells might suggest.

在理解认知能力的时候，我们不能把辨别力拔高为一门科学；而是让人们只能在细胞暗示的能力范围内攀登生命的阶梯。

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Mr Milburn's report highlighted work placements as a new rung on the career ladder that makes life hard for people who cannot afford to work for peanuts.

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Recent studies suggest, though, that countries with higher GDP per person do tend to have higher ladder-of-life scores.

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Competition from the talentless makes life tough for those a few rungs up the ladder.

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