运动Changes in lifestyle and reluctance to give up study time are factors
原因在于孩子们生活习惯改变又不愿意放弃学习时间。
Chinese youth have become taller， but they are also fatter and have worse eyesight， according to a report released on Wednesday。
周三发布的一份报告显示，中国青年人越来越高，但是他们也越来越胖，视力也越来越差。
The average height of kids aged 7 to 18 increased from 2000 to 2014， according to the Annual Report on Development of Youth Sports in China 2016。
2016年中国青少年体育发展年度报告显示，2000年到2014年间，7到18岁的孩子平均身高不断增长。
The average 18-year-old male stood at 1.72 meters in 2014， up from 1.70 m in 2000， while females grew from 1.58 m to 1.59 m。
2014年，18岁的男性平均身高为1.72米，而2000年为1.7米。女性平均身高从1.58米增长到1.59米。
However， the obesity rate of males aged 7 to 22 in urban areas increased 25-fold from 1985 to 2014， reaching nearly 15 percent， while males in rural areas increased 45-fold。 The rate for females in both rural and urban areas increased 12-fold。
然而，城市7到22岁的男性肥胖率在1985年到2014年间增加了25倍，而农村地区增长了45倍。而女性肥胖率增长了12倍。
In addition， more young Chinese have had vision problems since 2000， with more than 86 percent of college students affected in 2014。
除此之外，2000年后，越来越多的中国青年存在视力问题。2014年，超过86%的大学生有视力缺陷。
“That Chinese youth are getting taller is simply because living standards have been improving，” said Liao Wenke， a senior official with the Ministry of Education。
教育部高级官员廖文科称：“平均身高增加是因为平均生活水平不断提高，”
“Meanwhile， the problems of obesity and poor eyesight have a lot to do with lack of exercise， which is associated with the heavy study burden and changing lifestyle， such as the popularization of electronic devices at an early age，” Liao said。
“同时，肥胖问题和视力缺陷则主要是因为缺乏锻炼。由于学习负担重，而且孩子们很小就学会使用电子设备，这些都改变了他们的生活方式，”廖说到。
The report suggests that Chinese students’ physical abilities fell steadily between 1985 and 2005。
报告显示，在1985年至2005年间，中国学生的体能不断下降。
It has picked up slightly since the issue was given attention by government and the public。
政府和公众开始注意到该问题后，情况有所好转。
“But it is still far from the level in the 1980s，” Liao said。
“不过远远比不上19世纪80年代，”廖说到。
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