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Tall People Earn More . v0 y* R1 Q% U: l1 ?9 Y: @4 t1 }
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The long and short of this Australian report is that tall workers earn significantly more than their vertically challenged counterparts.* d3 U( N7 L6 x- {- }2 O7 R
) Y5 g0 i' C1 X+ @5 f8 WA 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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" U; D+ \9 z7 Z4 S( \2 A TBut 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. $ [0 u* D& R- X4 R& x4 ?8 q
5 V# R0 Q# P# s9 @+ |0 i9 m' H( z4 L- sThe 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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the long and short of 简而言之,归纳起来2 ?1 s& T8 }' F" N3 B! U! e% w" R& `
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vertically challenged 直立的挑战,此处指身体的高度4 E% _7 t2 O7 D5 Q* F. ~6 g9 D
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counterparts 相对的/对等的(人)0 O4 f7 d, q5 c& J a
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9 y d: P' O8 n( Rwindfall 横财/以外的收入
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