英伦广角 2013-12-14 儿童过度肥胖是社会的责任

 No signs of sedentary lifestyles, here at the S school in Oxford¹. Motivation, choice in sport and fun are all part of a formula to stay off the threat of the expanding waist lines of children in the UK.

Since I came to this school, I've been doing a lot more, so I think I need to keep up with you.

It depends if you enjoy sports, cause I particularly enjoy sports, so I do go outside and play around,do things like that.

We do recognize this that not all, every child likes football or hockey for example and other ones do prefer to stay at home and play on their computers. But it turns in general here it's not really much of a problem, they are quite motivated to get involved.

Experts in the British Journalist Sports Medicine believe the nation-wide picture is very different from this one. They criticize the lack of a proper national policy to get youngsters more active and say the situation is tantamout to mass child neglect, believing the leadership and strategy on the issue are totally absent.

The Journals figures suggest that only a third of boys and a quarter of girls in England meet the minimum recommended daily physical activity levels. And one in three children leaving primary education is obese², most of whom will become obese adults.

We believe that certainly the current situation as it stands in this country is certainly meeting the government's own definition of child neglect.

The report continues its criticism about the government promises to protect school's playing fields which it says are still being sold off. And the author has pointed³ out the TGB came third in the medals table at the 2012 Olympics, but the UK also took gold and silver in the European obesity⁴ lead tables last year. It cause the future governments and educational bodies to create a comprehensive child-centered national physical activity policy to give children from all backgrounds and sporting abilities, every opportunity to be active on a daily basis.

1 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

2 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。

3 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

4 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。