if you need to predict human height in the near future to design a piece of equipment, Gordon says that by and large, “you could use today’s data and feel fairly confident.”

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　　①Genetic maximums can change, but don’t expect this to happen soon. Claire C.

　　②Gordon, senior anthropologist at the Army Research Center in Natick, Mass., ensures that 90 percent of the uniforms and workstations fit recruits without alteration.

　　③She says that, unlike those for basketball, the length of military uniforms has not changed for some time.

　　④And if you need to predict human height in the near future to design a piece of equipment, Gordon says that by and large, “you could use today’s data and feel fairly confident.”

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　　①遗传身高最 大值可能会改变，但不可能期望它很快就会出现。

　　②马萨诸塞州纳蒂克军队研究中心的资深人类学家克莱尔·戈登保证说：90%的制服和工作间适合新兵使用，不需要改动。

　　③她说，不像篮球运动员的队服，军服尺寸一段时间以来都没有变动。

　　④她还说，如果你需要预测不久的将来的人的身高以便设计一种装备，基本上“你就可以使用当前的数据，并感到相当自信。”