英語聽力材料《女性腰圍真的在不斷增長嗎》

聽説有相關的研究表明，女生的腰圍在增加。那麼，女生腰圍的增加對女性的身體健康有無影響?下面，我們一起走進這則英語聽力材料。

Girls' waistlines have expanded by almost four inches in 30 years, figures show.

數據顯示，女孩子的腰圍在30年內已經上升了約4英寸。

Rising levels of obesity means that the average 11-year-old's waist is more than 27.6in, compared to 23.2in during the late 1970s.

不斷上升的肥胖水平意味着，20世紀70年代後期時的`11歲女孩的平均腰圍是23.2英寸，而現如今這一數字將超過27.6英寸。

She now has the same size waist as a boy of the same age.

現在女孩的腰圍跟同齡男孩的一樣大。

Although boy's waistlines have also expanded, they have not grown to the same extent, rising to 27.6in compared to 24.2in during 1978.

儘管男孩的腰圍同樣在加粗，但是程度不同，他們從1978年的24.2英寸上升到27.6英寸。

The figures are further evidence that young women are more likely to become dangerously overweight than men.

該數據進一步證明年輕女性比男人更有肥胖的危險。

The latest measurements were taken from 2,500 children aged 4-17 using a 3D scanner - and compared to readings taken from more than 8,000 children measured in 1978.

最新測量結果由對2500個4至17歲的兒童使用3D掃描儀測量獲得——並與1978年超過8000名兒童測量的數據相比。

Compiled by market research firm Select Research, the readings are being used by stores including Asda to adjust clothes sizing for children.

由市場調查公司Select Research 編制，該數據被包括Asda在內的商店用來調整兒童服裝尺寸。

Youngsters are getting taller too. An average 11-year-old girl is almost 4ft 11in, compared with just over 4ft 9in in 1978. The average boy of 11 is around 4ft 10in, up from 4ft 9in.

年輕人長得越來越高。197年11歲女孩平均身高只超過4英尺9英寸，與之相比，現在已接近4英尺11英寸。11歲男孩的平均身高從4英尺9英寸上升到4英尺10英寸。

Richard Barnes, MD of Select Research, said it was too early to draw conclusions on childhood obesity trends from the data.

Select Research 總經理理查德·巴恩斯説現在通過數據就定下兒童肥胖的趨勢還太早。

He said:" The increases in waist circumference since 1978 show that children have got bigger. However, invreases in height and chest size show that children in the UK have grown over the years in many ways."

他説：“從1978年來兒童腰圍增加説明他們長得更大。然而，身高和胸圍的增加表明英國的兒童多年以來在很多方面成長了。”

"Using BMI to measure obesity in children should not be relied upon as an accurate indicator of risk to health as both components, height and weight, are variables."

“使用BMI(身體質量指數)測量兒童的肥胖不應成為測量健康風險的準確指標，由於這兩個組成部分(身高和體重)都是變量。”

"Measuring body shape in 3D and where a child's weight is distributed may provide us with new insights on the actual risk to health and change perceptions of what health interventions are required."

“用3D測量體型和孩子的體重分配給我們提出關於健康真正風險的新見解，並改變我們的衞生保健干預措施的觀念。”

"Shape GB is a survey for retailers, but we will be using the data in due course to develop BVI thresholds for childhood obestiy."

“全國童裝調查是對零售商進行的一項調查，但是我們將及時利用這些數據制定兒童肥胖的體量指數界限。”