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2008年第3篇第11句
考研阅读逐句翻译
But as diet and health improved, children and adolescents have, on average, increased in height by about an inch and a half every 20 years, a pattern known as the secular trend in height.
词汇：
adolescent
//n. 青少年
secular
//adj. 现世的，世俗的
结构：
But as diet and health improved（as引导的状语从句）, //children and adolescents have, on
average, increased in height by about an inch and a half every 20 years（主句，其中on average是插入语）, //a pattern known as the secular trend in
height（a pattern作同位语）.
译文：
但是随着饮食和健康状况的改进，儿童和青少年每20年平均长高约1.5英寸，这一模式就是众所周知的身高长期趋势。
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2008年第3篇第12句
考研阅读逐句翻译
Yet
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, average height —
5′9″ for men, 5′4″ for women — hasn’t really changed since 1960.
译文：
但是疾病控制和预防中心认为，人的平均身高（男性5英尺9英寸，女性5英尺4英寸）自1960年以来实际上并没有发生变化。
【作业】：
唐静 考研阅读逐句翻译2008年第3篇第13句
Genetically speaking, there are
advantages to avoiding substantial height.
唐静 考研阅读逐句翻译2008年第3篇第14句
During childbirth, larger babies
have more difficulty passing through the birth canal.
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