The giraffes are tall. And I'm short.

长颈鹿是高的。我是矮的。

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Is that policewoman short or tall?

那个女警察是矮还是高？

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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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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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The man described as white, aged 40-50, 6ft tall and of slim build with short dark curly hair and he was clean-shaven.

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Mr Heaton is described as white, of stocky build, 5ft 9in tall, with short, dark-brown hair.

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Mrs Cameron is described as 5ft 3in (1.6m) tall, of medium build, with short-bobbed blonde hair.

BBC: Police concern for missing woman Meryl Cameron