美國家庭貧富差距懸殊 進而影響孩子的生活

The lives of children from rich and poor American families look more different than ever before.

美國貧富家庭子女的生活差異，看起來比以往任何時候都大。

Well-off families are ruled by calendars, with children enrolled in ballet, soccer and after-school programs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

皮尤研究中心的一項新調查發現，富裕家庭完全按日程安排行事，子女跳芭蕾、踢足球、參加課外項目。

There are usually two parents, who spend a lot of time reading to children and worrying about their anxiety levels and hectic schedules.

這些家庭通常是雙親家庭，家長會花大量時間給子女讀書，並且擔心他們的焦慮程度和緊張的日程安排。

In poor families, meanwhile, children tend to spend their time at home or with extended family, the survey found.

調查還發現，貧困家庭的孩子往往待在家中或在大家庭中消磨時光。

They are more likely to grow up in neighborhoods that their parents say aren't great for raising children, and their parents worry about them getting shot, beaten up or in trouble with the law.

他們成長的社區更可能被父母形容爲不適合養育孩子，而父母會擔心他們遭槍擊、捱打或參與違法活動。

The class differences in child rearing are growing, researchers say, a symptom of widening inequality.

研究人員認爲，子女撫養方面的階級差異正在擴大，這是不平等現象加劇的一個徵兆。