国外网络制造"土豆"儿童 从小开始宅

　　Childhoods dominated by computer games, TV and Facebook have resulted in a generation of ten-year-old weaklings, research suggests. Modern primary school children are less fit and less muscular than they were a decade ago, leaving them unable to carry out simple physical exercises that youngsters once took in their stride. Today’s ten-year-olds can do fewer sit-ups than children managed in the late 1990s, and are less able to hang from wall bars in a school gym. Their arms are weaker and their ability to grip objects tightly has declined, researchers say.

　　“沙发土豆”顾名思义--------指的是那些拿着摇控器，蜷在沙发上，跟着电视节目转的人，同时也形容有些天天抱着电脑，沉迷网络的年轻人。这些人整天什么事都不干，只会在沙发上看电视玩电脑，描述了电视以及网络对人们生活方式的影响，这个词最早诞生在美国。指将大部分业余时间用来躺在床上睡觉、或者抱着电脑守上十来个小时的人。换句话说就是，一个人长时间坐在沙发上，就如土豆一样一动不动，时间长了，人就像土豆一样胖胖圆圆的。最近的一则调查显示，所谓“00后”儿童们的体质因沉溺电脑游戏、社交网络等电子娱乐正在慢慢变差，成为“沙发土豆的一代”。据悉，与十年前的孩子们相比，当今的孩子们体型偏胖、男孩子们没有肌肉、而女孩子们也不再苗条，除了体型上的区别之外，他们在体力上也十分欠缺，与在90年代成长的孩子们相比，他们在一定时间内做的仰卧起坐的次数在逐年降低。

　　The findings, based on a study of more than 300 Essex primary school children, highlight the damage that a couch potato lifestyle is having on young people. Experts say computer games and social networking have replaced outdoor play, den-making and tree-climbing for millions of children.Over-anxious parenting, where children are not allowed out of sight for fear of traffic dangers and paedophiles, has also contributed to the decline in children’s fitness.

　　据悉，这项针对 300名小学生的调查在一定程度上证实了“沙发土豆”生活方式的隐藏的危害性，这种不健康的生活方式正在毁坏着祖国的花朵们。专家称，电脑游戏以及社交网络等电子产品正在逐渐“吞噬”儿童在室外活动的兴趣以及享受阳光的权利。此外，与日增多的车祸事故以及恋童癖案件的增长也让家长焦虑不安，更愿意自己的孩子从小开始当“宅男”“宅女”。