That does not do much to brighten the prospects of kids in the city.

那并没怎么改善城里孩子们的前途。

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A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living amid more concrete and fewer trees.

一项新的研究发现，在两年的时间里，与住在钢筋水泥更多、树木较少的社区的孩子相比，住在市中心有更多绿地的社区里的孩子，两年中增加的体重少了约13%。

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Leaders in San Jose are determined to make sure that the city regains its status as a place where even poor kids can access the resources to succeed.

圣何塞的领导人决心让这座城市重新回到过去那样——即便是穷苦的孩子也可以享有通往成功的资源。

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There are just so many poor-performing schools here, and there are so many kids in our city that want to do the right thing, and families that want to put their kids in a quality school.

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"There is a real opportunity for even city kids that want to come out and work in rural North America, " he says.

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There are also more programs aimed at teaching squash to inner-city kids.

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