英语翻译FormorethansixmillionAmericanchildren,cominghomeafterschoolmeanscominghometoanemptyhouse.SomedealwiththesituationbywatchingTV.Somemayhide.Butallofthemhavesomethingincommon.Theyspendpartofeachdayalone.

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　　FormorethansixmillionAmericanchildren,cominghomeafterschoolmeanscominghometoanempty

　　house.SomedealwiththesituationbywatchingTV.Somemayhide.Butallofthemhavesomethingin

　　common.Theyspendpartofeachdayalone.Theyarecalledlatchkeychildren.They'rechildrenwholook

　　afterthemselveswhiletheirparentswork.Andtheirbadconditionhasbecomeasubjectofconcern.

　　LynetteLongwasoncetheheadmistressofanelementaryschool.Shesaid,"Wehadaschoolruleagainst

　　wearingjewelry.Alotofkidshadchainsaroundtheirneckswithkeysfastened.Iwasconstantlytellingthem

　　toputtheminsidetheirshirts.Thereweresomanykeys.Itnevercametomymindwhattheymeant."Slowly,

　　shelearnedtheywerehousekeys.

　　Sheandherhusbandbegantalkingtothechildrenwhohadthem.Theylearnedoftheimpact(影响)

　　workingcouplesandsingleparentswerehavingontheirchildren.Fearisthebiggestproblemfacedbychildren

　　athomealone.OneineachthreelatchkeychildrentheLongstalkedtoreportedbeingscared.Manyhad

　　nightmaresandwereworriedabouttheirownsafety.

　　Themostcommonwaylatchkeychildrendealwiththeirfearsisbyhiding.Itmightbeinashowerstall,

　　underabed,orinacloset.ThesecondisTV.They'lloftenplayitathighvolume.It'shardtogetstatistics(情

　　况)onlatchkeychildren,thelongslearned.Mostparentsareslowtoadmittheyleavetheirchildrenalone.