个高的挣钱多，瘦子挣钱少。嘻嘻

albertsisly

Tall People Earn More
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* q3 H1 C+ G9 T8 ^The long and short of this Australian report is that tall workers earn significantly more than their vertically challenged counterparts.

; g8 x7 {& p. r. }) l9 H$ m0 @A six-foot man can expect a windfall of almost $750 (around 7500 yuan) a year.
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The researchers found there were practical reasons why the size gap translated into a pay gap. Tall people were sometimes more capable of performing certain physical tasks, like reaching high shelves.
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But the discrepancy is explained mainly by discrimination, the simple fact that society tends to look on tall people as more powerful and smarter, even when they're not.

The study from the Australian National University also found that slimmer workers tend to get slimmer pay packets. Fat men earn five per cent more than their slender colleagues.


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词汇表
+ T1 x3 b+ T$ Z6 r" {2 {the long and short of 简而言之，归纳起来
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vertically challenged 直立的挑战，此处指身体的高度

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* i! l  K' R8 }+ [1 V. rcounterparts 相对的/对等的（人）


) ^' Q9 O  B8 _. Zsix-foot （身高）六英尺

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windfall 横财/以外的收入

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& p' t2 e0 q  x. m2 S6 ?1 R6 E; ogap 缝隙/距离

havaianas

来补习一下英语

可爱贝贝

刚刚看了标题进来了
6 ?# b/ E% h' P如果瘦子挣的少，那现在大家都减什么肥啊！

程普

learnEnglish

I think it's true only for workers.