世界上最矮的人近日过世

世界上最矮的人近日过世

编者点评：还记得我们曾经报道过的“当全世界最高的人遇到最矮的人”的事儿吗？

现在，这位来自中国的“全世界最矮的人”死于心脏并发症，年仅21岁……

Pingping, who was 29 inches tall, was filming a television programme in Italy when he developed chest problems.

当29英寸高的平平在意大利拍摄电视纪录片的时候，他发现自己换上了胸部疾病。

The Chinese-born man, who became a record-holder in March 2008, was taken to hospital in Rome for treatment but passed away on Saturday. It is understood he died of heart complications.

这位中国出生的男子在2008年三月被评为全世界最矮的人。

他发病后被带往罗马的医院治疗，后于周六去世。他死于心脏并发症。

Craig Glenday, Guinness World Records editor-in-chief and the man who measured Pingping in Inner Mongolia to confirm his status as the world's smallest man, paid tribute to him.

吉尼斯世界纪录总编、同时也是当时到内蒙古测量平平身高、认定他是全球最矮的Craig Glenday先生为他致辞。

He said: ''From the moment I laid eyes on him I knew he was someone special - he had such a cheeky smile and mischievous personality, you couldn't help but be charmed by him.

他说：“当我一看到他，我就知道他有一些特别的地方——他的笑容很搞怪、性格也很逗趣，你不能不被他吸引。”

''He brightened up the lives of everyone he met, and was an inspiration to anyone considered different or unusual.''

“他点亮了每一个遇到他的人的生活，对于那些不寻常的人来说他也是一种激励。”

Pingping, who was born with a form of primordial dwarfism, had been accompanied by his brother-in-law on the trip to Europe to film records show Lo Show Dei Record. His successor will be announced at a later date, Guinness World Records said.

平平有先天的侏儒症，他由他的姐夫陪伴前往欧洲拍摄纪录片。

吉尼斯世界纪录的工作人员称，他的继任者将会稍后宣布。