'No; he has a latchkey, and he let himself in.'

'实在不知道。他有一把弹簧锁的钥匙，他自己会开门进来的。'

His hands are so cold he can't get his latchkey in.

他的手太冷了， 他的门锁钥匙插不进去。

Her number-one goal was for us to not be a latchkey kid.

她的首要目标是让我们不要成为一个挂钥匙的孩子。

Someone has to be home now that they're latchkey children.

得有人在家， 否则他们就要成为挂钥匙的小孩了。

I don't think I'm cut out for this latchkey life.

我觉得这种留守儿童的日子没发过了。

Generation X is known as the lost generation the latchkey generation, born between 1961 and 1980.

X世代被称为迷失的一代， 即钥匙世代，出生于1961年至1980年之间。

After school specials about latchkey kids and getting into drugs and all this sort of thing.

放学后的特别节目是关于挂钥匙的孩子和吸毒以及诸如此类的事情。

Kids who do this are sometimes referred to as " latchkey kids."

这样做的孩子有时被称为“挂钥匙的孩子” 。

One place that may have a " latchkey program" is a " community center."

一个可能有“钥匙计划” 的地方是“社区中心” 。

I say, " the tuition was fairly low" at the latchkey program.

我说门锁课程的“学费相当低”。

I say this latchkey program has " rolling admission."

我说这个挂锁程序有“滚动录取” 。

Susan and I went " to check out" or to investigate – " a latchkey program at the local community center."

苏珊和我去“检查” 或调查——“当地社区中心的钥匙计划” 。

I went with Susan to check out a latchkey program at the local community center.

我和苏珊一起去当地社区中心检查了一个门锁计划。

Or some people grew up as latchkey kids, and had to take on the role of parenting themselves at a young age.

或者有些人从小就是挂钥匙的孩子，不得不在很小的时候就承担起养育自己的责任。

And so when you talk about this idea that my mother had of not having your kids be latchkey kids, that's what typically happens.

所以当你谈到我母亲不让你的孩子成为挂钥匙孩子的想法时，这就是通常发生的事情。

A " latchkey program" is a program where these kids can come together in one place where there are adults to take care of them.

“latchkey program” 是这样一个项目， 在这个项目中， 这些孩子可以聚集在一个有成年人照顾他们的地方。

This is called a " latchkey program." A " key" is what you open a door with, and the word " latchkey" refers to the key to the front or main door of a house.

这称为“门锁程序” 。 “钥匙” 是您用来开门的东西，“门锁” 一词指的是房屋前门或主门的钥匙。

So schools started developing these latchkey programs so kids didn't have to go home alone, without any adults present; they could stay at school until the parents had a chance to pick them up after work.

因此，学校开始开发这些挂钥匙程序，这样孩子们就不必在没有大人在场的情况下独自回家；他们可以留在学校，直到父母下班后有机会来接他们。

So, for that hour or two hours before the parent can get home from work, a lot of children are on their own, and they have to use their key – their " latchkey" – to get into their house.

因此，在父母下班回家之前的一两个小时内，很多孩子都是独自一人，他们必须使用他们的钥匙——他们的“门锁钥匙” ——才能进入他们的房子。