(LONDON, Reuters)The taller you are, the longer you are likely to live.
(路透社伦敦电)长得越高,可能就越长寿。
Taller people nowadays tend to have a greater life expectancy than their shorter counterparts.
现今个头较高的人平均寿命通常比矮个子的人还长。
But new research shows that even as far back as the ninth century, greater height meant a longer life.
不过新的研究显示,甚至早在9世纪的时候,长得越高的人就活得越久。
The scientists found that people with smaller bones tended to die younger.
科学家发现,骨架比较小的人较易短命。