Is too much screen time affecting children's eyesight? 长时间看屏幕会影响孩子的视力？
<p>随身英语<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eyesight">eyesight</span>? 长时间看屏幕会影响孩子的视力？ </p><p>在多屏幕的现代社会中，孩子们的日常生活被各种电子屏幕所包围。他们每天要做的很多事情都涉及长时间盯着一种电子设备屏幕，而有越来越多的证据表明长时间看屏幕会使孩子的视力下降，造成近视。本期《随身英语》讨论儿童长时间注视电子屏幕对视力的潜在危害。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="eyesight">eyesight</span> 词汇: 视力</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="tempting">tempting</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span>: <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span>, <span word="tablets">tablets</span>, <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="screens">screens</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eyesight">eyesight</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>?</p><p><span word="Certainly">Certainly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="glued">glued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyesight">eyesight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p><span word="Katherine">Katherine</span> <span word="Sellgren">Sellgren</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Hammond">Hammond</span>, <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ophthalmology">ophthalmology</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="King">King</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="ophthalmic">ophthalmic</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span>' <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="myopia">myopia</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="sightedness">sightedness</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span>… <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>, <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> 90% <span word="of">of</span> 18-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="sighted">sighted</span>."</p>
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