Topping the charts 高居榜首
<p>随身英语<span word="Topping">Topping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charts">charts</span> 高居榜首</p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>根据研究调查显示，目前荷兰男性和拉脱维亚女性的平均身高为世界第一。欧洲国家普遍位于全球身高排行榜前列，但伊朗男性和韩国女性的身高在过去的100年间增长幅度最大。什么能使我们长高，是基因还是环境？长得高就能长寿这个说法是真的吗？本期《随身英语》探讨个子高的益处。</p><p>课文内容 词汇: <span word="Height">Height</span> 词汇: 身高</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="over">over</span> 800 <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="nationalities">nationalities</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1914 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Latvian">Latvian</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="charts">charts</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> – <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 16<span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="and">and</span> 20<span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> – 11 <span word="cm">cm</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="at">at</span> 178<span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="at">at</span> 164<span word="cm">cm</span> , <span word="both">both</span> 5<span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Dutchman">Dutchman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Latvian">Latvian</span> <span word="female">female</span>.</p><p><span word="Surprisingly">Surprisingly</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sunk">sunk</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1914, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> 27<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> 42<span word="nd">nd</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Estonia">Estonia</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="height">height</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="taller">taller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Timor">Timor</span>, 160<span word="cm">cm</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="women">women</span>, 150<span word="cm">cm</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Guatemala">Guatemala</span>, 20<span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Latvian">Latvian</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p>
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