Village of Dwarfs（矮人） Do you like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs？We often see dwarfs in stories and movies，but hardly in our daily life．However，things are quite different in Mingyangsi，a small village in Sichuan Province．（1）Nearly half of the villagers there are dwarfs．People with a height of less than 1 meter are seen everywhere．Though scientists have spent many years trying to solve the mystery of the "Village of Dwarfs"， （2）there is no clear answer yet．"
    According to the elderly people in the village，（3）他們過(guò)去過(guò)著平靜的生活。But on a summer night in 1951，a mysterious illness came by and mainly struck children between the ages of 5 and 7．（4）These children simply stopped growing and their heights have never changed for the rest of their lives．A census（人口普查）in 1985 showed there were about 120 dwarfs in the village．
    Some people think the drinking water here may stop kids from growing．Many scientists and experts have visited the village to study the water，soil and grain（土壤和谷物）in the area．（5）他們也已經(jīng)給村民做了檢查來(lái)收集一些信息。However，luck is never with them．It is still mysterious today just as it was many years ago．Much to their relief，things seem to be improving：more and more young villagers are growing to normal adult height．

（1）

那里近一半的村民都是侏儒。

那里近一半的村民都是侏儒。

（2）

還沒(méi)有清楚的答案。

還沒(méi)有清楚的答案。

（3）

They used to live a peaceful life.

They used to live a peaceful life.

（4）

這些孩子停止成長(zhǎng)，并且他們的身高在余生都沒(méi)有變過(guò)。

這些孩子停止成長(zhǎng)，并且他們的身高在余生都沒(méi)有變過(guò)。

（5）

They've also examined the villagers to collect some information.

They've also examined the villagers to collect some information.