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pronounce; correct; happen; worry; feel; mention |
What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.
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Problems |
Causes |
Advice |
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Feeling stressed |
Too much homework. Don't have enough time for their hobbies. |
Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax as possible as you can. |
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Getting short-sighted |
Too much homework. Bad reading and writing habits. |
Do homework or reading in a correct way. |
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Fights |
Don't know how to get on well with classmates. |
Make more friends and understand each other. Share your problems with them. |
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Feeling tired of study |
Computer games' bad influence. |
Don't be crazy about computer games. Play them just for a short time when you are tired. |
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Getting fat |
Having more pocket money to buy snacks. Dislike doing exercise. |
Use your pocket money to do something meaningful. Spend some time doing exercise every day. |
Body image—the way people feel about their looks—is a big problem for many young people today. According to a1, more than half the teenage girls in the USA think 2 should be on a diet(节食), and almost one in five teenage boys are 3 about their bodies and their weight.
But what's the cause? In the study, many blame the media(媒体). Turn on the TV and you'll 4 see beautiful models, handsome actors and fit sports stars. 5 a magazine or a newspaper, look through the Internet, and it's usually6.
Many young people feel pressure to7 these "perfect" people. But for most, this is just not possible. In the USA, the average(平均的) woman is 163 cm tall and weighs 64 kilos,8 the average model is 180 cm tall and weighs 53 kilos.
When people don't look the way many9people look, they may become less confident. Some stop eating 10 in order to lose weight. Students can lose so much confidence that they start to 11 taking part in classroom activities at school.
Body image problems don't 12 as we get older, either. In the UK, for example, women over 50 spend more money on cosmetics(化妆品) than any other 13 group. Older men spend a lot of money trying to 14 hair loss(损失).
Is there a solution to the problem? A 2016 study in the UK suggested that body image lessons should be provided in 15. Others believe it's a problem that all of society needs to deal with. As Meaghan Ramsey says, "We need to judge(评判) people by what they do, not what they look like."
