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Authorities must act promptly to close any loopholes 当局必须迅速采取行动，弥补任何漏洞 New restrictions aimed at online games have been introduced because these activities have a large user base and a big return on investment. The curbs have also been brought in to counter addiction among underage players. 针对于网络游戏的新限制已经出台，鉴于网络游戏拥有庞大的用户群和巨大的投资回报，引入这些限制也是为了应对未成年玩家沉迷游戏的问题。 Playing online games is not the sole preserve of minors, but adults need to spend most of their time paying attention to work and family, and cannot play games as often as they want. However, minors have more spare time, but less responsibility and self-discipline. 虽然网络游戏并不未成年人的专利，但是成年人需要把大量的时间用于工作和家庭，无法随心所欲的玩游戏。然而，未成年人有大量的空闲时间，同时责任感和自律性较差 Children without motivation and a clear purpose in life－and where there is a lack of family education and school management－might easily become addicted to all kinds of entertainment, including online games, short-video platforms and online novels. 生活中没有动力和明确目标的孩子——同时缺少家庭的教育和学校的管理——可能会很容易沉迷于各种娱乐，包括网络游戏、短视频平台和网络小说。
The most direct impact of an addiction to online games among young people is on their psychological health. According to psychologists, people seriously addicted to games can become drowsy, anxious, bad tempered, and avoid responsibility. 年轻人对网络游戏沉迷会直接影响他们的心理健康。心理学家指出，严重沉迷于游戏的人会变得困倦、焦虑、易怒、逃避责任， However, Chinese parents are more worried that their children will lack interest in studying if they become addicted to online games, as academic success is still regarded as the most important achievement for students. 但是，中国家长更担心的是，一旦孩子沉迷于网络游戏，他们会对学习缺乏兴趣。因为在学业上的成功仍被视为学生最重要的成就。 Moreover, when their children become addicted to such games, most parents do not know how to handle or mitigate the situation. 此外，当他们的孩子沉迷于网络游戏时，大多数家长往往不知道如何处理或缓解这种情况。 To implement the new restrictions to the best effect, more specific issues need to be resolved, such as managing foreign online games or ensuring that facial recognition technologies used by games companies have the desired effect. 为了使新的限制发挥最好的效果，需要解决更多具体的问题。例如管理海外网络游戏，确保游戏公司使用的面部识别技术可以发挥预期效果。 While there are always loopholes in new policies, authorities should act quickly to close them. 同时，新政策下总会有漏洞，政府部门也应尽快进行弥补。 It is undeniable that online games have detrimental effects on young people, but as the nation's birthrate remains low, it is not acceptable for a large number of teenagers or those even younger, to become addicted to these games. 不可否认的是，网络游戏会对年轻人产生不良影响，而且，鉴于我国的生育率仍然很低，大批青少年，甚至于儿童沉迷于网络游戏，实在是不可接受。