1 "As adults, taller individuals are more likely to be selected into higher paying occupations that require more advanced verbal and numerical skills and greater inteligence, for which they earn handsome returns," they wrote
2 There are three basic ways of committing language to writing, and known graphic systems use one or a combination of these

1 "As adults, taller individuals are more likely to be selected into higher paying occupations that require more advanced verbal and numerical skills and greater inteligence, for which they earn handsome returns," they wrote
他们写道:"作为成年人，身高占优势的个人群体更有可能谋求到薪金更高的职位，他们具有这些工作所要求的更强的表达能力，数学头脑以及过人的智力。因此，个高的人们能够凭借他们的优势获取丰厚的回报。
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2 There are three basic ways of committing language to writing, and known graphic systems use one or a combination of these（这句话好像少了些什么。。。）
把语言运用于写作，有三种基本方式。众所周知的是图表法。三种方法可以运用其中一种，或者三种结合使用，都能写好一篇文章。