你的身高是多少呢？
nǐ | de | shēn gāo | shì | duō shao | ne
What's your height?
我身高164，
wǒ | shēn gāo | yāo liù sì
My height is 164,
意思是，164厘米。
yì si | shì | yāo liù sì | lí mǐ
which means 164 centimeters.
我老公身高174，
wǒ | lǎo gōng | shēn gāo | yāo qī sì
My husband's height is 174 centimeters.
这个身高在他们北方算中下等，
zhè ge | shēn gāo | zài | tā men | běi fāng | suàn | zhōng xià děng
This height is considered below average in northern China,
在南方算中等。
zài | nán fāng | suàn | zhōng děng
and average in southern China.
我初中的时候，
wǒ | chū zhōng | de | shí hou
When I was in junior high school,
班里有好几个男生身高超过了一米八，
bān lǐ | yǒu | hǎo jǐ gè | nán shēng | shēn gāo | chāo guò | le | yī mǐ bā
several boys in my class were over 1.8 meters tall,
所以校篮球队里面，
suǒ yǐ | xiào lán qiú duì | lǐ miàn
So among the school basketball team,
我们班的男生最多。
wǒ men | bān | de | nán shēng | zuì duō
the number of boys from our class is the largest.
但是也有很多很矮的男生，
dàn shì | yě | yǒu | hěn duō | hěn ǎi | de | nán shēng
But there were also many short boys.
有些矮个子男生到了高中，
yǒu xiē | ǎi gè zi | nán shēng | dào le | gāo zhōng
Some short boys suddenly grew
突然就长到了一米八以上。
tū rán | jiù | zhǎng dào | le | yī mǐ bā | yǐ shàng
to over 1.8 meters in high school.
我在12岁就达到了162左右，
wǒ | zài | shí èr suì | jiù | dá dào | le | yāo liù èr | zuǒ yòu
I reached around 162 centimeters when I was 12,
之后就基本没长过了，
zhī hòu | jiù | jī běn | méi | zhǎng guo | le
and basically stopped growing after that.
生完孩子后居然好像长高了一点。
shēng wán | hái zi | hòu | jū rán | hǎo xiàng | zhǎng gāo | le | yī diǎn
Surprisingly, I seem to have grown a little after having kids.
我高中时的同桌，一个女生，
wǒ | gāo zhōng | shí | de | tóng zhuō | yī gè | nǚ shēng
My deskmate in high school, a girl,
和我一样高，
hé | wǒ | yī yàng | gāo
was the same height as me.
她说她初中的时候才147。
tā | shuō | tā | chū zhōng | de | shí hou | cái | yāo sì qī
She said she was only 147 centimeters in junior high.
所以每个人的生长节奏是不一样的。
suǒ yǐ | měi gè rén | de | shēng zhǎng | jié zòu | shì | bù yī yàng | de
So everyone's growth rhythm is different.
我朋友的小孩，是个男孩，
wǒ | péng you | de | xiǎo hái | shì | gè | nán hái
My friend's child, a boy,
比较矮，
bǐ jiào | ǎi
is relatively short.
我朋友和他老婆个子都不高，
wǒ | péng you | hé | tā | lǎo pó | gè zi | dōu | bù gāo
Both my friend and his wife are not tall,
所以他比较担心，
suǒ yǐ | tā | bǐ jiào | dān xīn
so he's quite worried
让孩子去上篮球课。
ràng | hái zi | qù | shàng | lán qiú kè
and signed the child up for basketball classes.
男生长得高是非常有优势的，
nán shēng | zhǎng de | gāo | shì | fēi cháng | yǒu | yōu shì | de
Being tall is a great advantage for boys.
有一个形容优质男性的词，
yǒu | yī gè | xíng róng | yōu zhì | nán xìng | de | cí
There's a word to describe high-quality men,
叫做“高富帅”，
jiào zuò | “gāo fù shuài”
called "gāo fù shuài" (tall, rich, and handsome).
也就是又高，又富，又帅。
yě jiù shì | yòu | gāo | yòu | fù | yòu | shuài
It means being tall, wealthy, and handsome.
现实中能找到“高富帅”是很难的，
xiàn shí | zhōng | néng | zhǎo dào | “gāo fù shuài” | shì | hěn nán | de
It's very difficult to find such a man in reality.
它的反义词叫做“矮矬穷”。
tā | de | fǎn yì cí | jiào zuò | “ǎi cuó qióng”
Its antonym is short, ugly, and poor.
