芸芸众生,高矮胖瘦,千张面孔万种服饰,组成了五彩缤纷的人类社会和大千世界。就人的体型而言,羡慕和追求高大而健美的身材,是20世纪自始至终席卷全球的主流。然而,由美国学者托马斯·萨玛拉斯近年提出的“矮比高好”观点,有理有据,使本世纪末世人一味求高的体型观开始有了一丝清醒和改变。 All mortal beings, tall and thin, thousands of faces and thousands of costumes, formed a colorful human society and the world. As far as the body size is concerned, the envy and pursuit of a tall and fit body is the mainstream sweeping the globe from beginning to end in the 20th century. However, the viewpoint of “short ratio high” put forward by the American scholar Thomas Samaras in recent years is well-founded and gives a sobering and changeful perspective on the concept of body shape that people in the world are seeking to achieve by the end of this century.