英语热词：缺觉的“吸血鬼一代”vampire generation
[p=28, 2, left][[b]摘要[/b]]看电视打游戏，上网玩儿不停？作业太多完不成？现在孩子们的睡眠时间真是越来越少了，这不仅影响了他们的身体和智力发育，还可能导致抑郁和肥胖。在英国，这些缺觉的孩子被叫做“吸血鬼一代”。[/p][p=28, 2, left]看电视打游戏，上网玩儿不停？作业太多完不成？现在孩子们的睡眠时间真是越来越少了，这不仅影响了他们的身体和智力发育，还可能导致抑郁和肥胖。在英国，这些缺觉的孩子被叫做“吸血鬼一代”。[/p][p=28, 2, center][attach]21067[/attach]
[/p][p=28, 2, left]A broken night’s sleep is nothing new for any parent. What is unusual are the legions of older children now suffering from sleep problems well into their late teens — the ‘vampire generation’ as they’ve been dubbed.[/p][p=28, 2, left]睡不好觉对父母来说都不陌生。但现在有很多青少年也遇到了睡眠问题，这与以往很不一样，他们被称为“吸血鬼一代”。[/p][p=28, 2, left]In general, children between the ages of ten and 18 need around nine to ten hours’ sleep. But experts warn that, nowadays, seven is often the norm, with many getting far less.[/p][p=28, 2, left]通常来讲，10到18岁的孩子每天需要9到10个小时的睡眠。但专家提醒说，如今这么大的孩子只睡7个小时很常见，还有很多孩子甚至睡得更少。[/p][p=28, 2, left]And this lack of sleep is having a serious impact on children’s health — with insufficient sleep linked to everything from impeded brain development to heart problems, depression and obesity.[/p][p=28, 2, left]缺乏睡眠对孩子的健康有严重影响，睡眠不足与智力发育障碍、心脏问题、情绪抑郁和肥胖症都有关系。[/p][p=28, 2, left]Some teachers are now so concerned that they allow ‘nap’ times in classrooms so exhausted students can catch up.[/p][p=28, 2, left]一些教师现在对此非常担心，他们允许孩子们在课堂上打瞌睡，这样疲惫的孩子们才能精力恢复一些。[/p][p=28, 2, left]So, what can be done to help your child sleep better? Having a regular, calming bedtime routine, which includes shutting down all devices and turning down loud music and bright light is vital, says Dr Winwood.[/p][p=28, 2, left]那么如何才能帮助孩子睡得很好呢？温伍德博士告诉大家，要养成规律且让人平静的睡前仪式，包括关闭所有电子设备、调低音乐的音量、把灯光调暗，这些都很关键。[/p]
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