She goes on to explain how some research has shown that shorter people are less likely to get jobs, less likely to get promoted and less likely to earn as much as taller people.

她继续解释了研究如何解释矮个子的人相比于高个子的人更不可能获得工作、更不可能得到升迁，以及更不可能收入一样。

Harry's face burned as Lockhart shook his hand for the photographer, who was clicking away madly, wafting thick smoke over the Weasleys.

哈利脸上发烧，洛哈他的手让摄影师拍照。矮个子男人疯狂地连连按动快门，阵阵浓烟到韦斯莱一家身上。

Harry’s face burned as Lockhart shook his hand for the photographer, who was clicking away madly, wafting thick smoke over the Weasleys.

哈利脸上发烧，洛哈他的手让摄影师拍照。矮个子男人疯狂地连连按动快门，阵阵浓烟到韦斯莱一家身上。

They nicknamed the short boy " Shorty" .

他们以「矮子」的绰号叫那个矮个子男孩。

My grandma was a short woman with grey hair.

我的奶奶是个头发灰白的矮个子女人。

No, don't do that, said the short man.

那名矮个子说，不要。

A short man with red hair opened the door. A young woman stood behind him.

一个红发的矮个子男人打开门，他身后站一个年轻女子。

A small man. He removed his hat as Norma opened the door.

进来的是一个矮个子男人。当诺玛打开门时他摘下了帽子。

I get them made for me by a little man in St James's Street.

“我找圣詹姆斯街上的一个矮个子男人定做的。

The short girl was pixielike, thin in the extreme, with small features.

矮个子女孩则像个小精灵，奇瘦，五官很小。

Parents worried that they may pass on their short stature to their children can rest easy, as a new study reveals nurture is more important than nature when it comes to a person's height.

担心自己的矮个子会遗传给孩子的父母可以放宽心了，因为新研究发现，对一个人的身高而言，营养比遗传更重要。

Researchers have already uncovered that tall people are often higher earners, which was hypothesized to be linked to self-esteem, social dominance, or discrimination against shorter people.

研究人员已经发现，个子高的人往往收入更高，这与自尊、社会优势或人们对矮个子的歧视有关。

Striding through the scattered knots of people who lounged round the flaring stalls, my companion speedily overtook the little man and touched him upon the shoulder.

我们穿过三五成群在灯火辉煌的店铺四周闲逛的人丛，我的同伴抢前几步赶上那个矮个子，拍了一下他的肩膀。

The first was a short man who was walking along the street, and the second was a little girl who was running as fast as she could.

头一个是个矮个子，正沿街边走，第二个是个小姑娘，跑得很急。

Average height women had higher fertility compared to both shorter and taller women, and that taller men had higher fertility compared to the shorter men.

有平均身高的女性的生育能力高于矮个子女性和高个子女性，而高个子男性的生育能力高于矮个子男性。

It's a short clown. So come on say it with me. What is it? It's a short clown. That's right. It's a short clown.

这是个矮个子小丑。来和我一起说。这是什么？这是个矮个子小丑。对啦。这是个矮个子小丑。

Shorter people, she says, are getting fewer jobs and fewer benefits because they are short.

她说矮个子的人因为他们个子矮，获得的工作更少，福利也更少。

So if you have super tall parents, you're more likely to be tall yourself — and same if your parents are short.

因此，如果你的父母个子非常高大，你更有可能成为高个子——如果你的父母是矮个子，也是一样。

This is a comedy about a short police officer who is about to get married and is fighting crime in Miami.

这是一部喜剧，讲述的是一个准备结婚且正在迈阿密打击犯罪的矮个子警官的故事。

Mario is characterised by his short height and his chubby shape, of course without forgetting about his characteristic moustache.

马里奥的征就是他的矮个子和胖乎乎的身材，当然还有他有的小胡子。