Short and tall are relative, of course, so for the review Paajanen compared the tallest groups with the shortest groups, defining each.

当然矮小和高大是相对的，因此要进行高大人群与矮小人群之间的比较，需明确各自的定义。

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The giraffes are tall. And I'm short.

长颈鹿是高的。我是矮的。

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I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.

我又高又瘦，他又矮又胖。

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Yet the public did not care. People on both sides of the Atlantic were excited by the tall brave girl with short hair and gray eyes.

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Something might be short at one point and become tall at another point, ugly at one point and become beautiful-- like the ugly duckling.

一个事物可能在某一时刻很矮,然后在另一时刻又会变高,某一时刻很丑,然后变得很美,就像丑小鸭一样

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For example, she took pictures of extremely short and extremely tall people.

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They are now offered in 25 colors, in short and "Original Tall" 16-inch-high versions, in a dozen stores.

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The differences in schools and family backgrounds of tall and short youths are tiny compared with those of white and black youngsters.

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The suspect is described as being between 21 and 40 years old, about 6ft tall with a slim build and short, dark hair.

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