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大約八百年前，shrimp這個(gè)字首先是用來(lái)指那些個(gè)子矮小的人，后來(lái)人們才把蝦稱為shrimp。現(xiàn)在人們還是經(jīng)常叫個(gè)子矮小的人為shrimp。

例如：

Basketball is a game for tall people. But once in a while a player like Mugsy Bogues comes along. Mugsy is a real shrimp--only 1.6 meters tall. But he's so quick and clever he can play on equal terms with all those giants.

籃球是適合個(gè)子高的人打的球?？墒桥既灰矔?huì)出現(xiàn)像馬格西博格這樣個(gè)子矮小的球員。馬格西博格體格實(shí)在是矮小，身高只有一米六。但是他機(jī)智靈活，和那些個(gè)子高大的球員一樣地打球。

又如：

The great French leader Napoleon was shorter than everybody around him，so you'd have to call him a little shrimp. But for a shrimp，he certainly made the rest of Europe tremble.

法國(guó)偉大的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人拿破侖比他周圍的人都矮，所以你可以說(shuō)他像只小蝦。但是作為一只小蝦，他卻震憾了整個(gè)歐洲。