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UK couple buy a tiny house to tackle crisis 一对英国年轻人为应对生活成本危机买下迷你住宅
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UK couple buy a tiny house to tackle crisis 一对英国年轻人为应对生活成本危机买下迷你住宅
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Tackling the cost of living crisis by buying a house on wheels.
为了应对英国的生活成本危机，大卫和贝基买下了这套装了轮子的房屋。
David Westwood
"Living in a tiny house has, I would say, drastically increased our quality of life. Our outgoings are half of what they used to be."
大卫·韦斯特伍德
“住在迷你住宅里大大提高了我们的生活质量。我们现在的开支是过去的一半。”
David and Becky used to pay £1,200 monthly to rent in London.
大卫和贝基过去在伦敦租房时，每月交1200英镑的房租。
They bought their tiny house for £46,000 three years ago. Now they pay £600 monthly for the pitch which includes bills.
三年前，他们花了4.6万英镑买下了这套迷你住宅。现在，他们每月只交600英镑的营地租金，租金包括水电等费用。
Becky Warren
"We don't have that significant pressure of rent or mortgage."
贝基·沃伦
“我们没有交房租或房贷的巨大压力。”
Becky is a full-time academic. The change in lifestyle enabled David to give up his gardening job.
贝基是一名全职学者。搬进迷你住宅，生活方式发生改变，经济压力减小，所以大卫辞掉了他的园艺工作。
David Westwood
"We just haven't really felt the pinch. I've been recording our journey in the tiny house on our YouTube channel. We have the kitchen area, and then towards the front of the house – our bathroom in there. And then at the other end of the house, we have our living space. Up the stairs, or ladder, should I say, you arrive at our main bedroom. Watch your head because there's not much headroom up here. People are interested in living in a tiny house and what that entails."
大卫·韦斯特伍德
“我们没有感到生活很拮据。我一直在通过我们的 YouTube 频道记录我俩在迷你住宅里的生活点滴。这里是厨房区域，房子前面是浴室。在迷你住宅的另一头是我们的生活空间。沿着梯子上去，就到了主卧。小心碰头，因为头顶上方的空间不大。网友们对住在迷你住宅里的体验很感兴趣。”
Becky Warren
"I enjoy the freedom that it gives – the financial freedom, but also the physical freedom."
贝基·沃伦
“我很享受住在迷你住宅里给我带来的自由，这不只是财务自由，还有移动出行的自由。”
David Westwood
"It's our home. We love living here. It gives us everything and more that a house or a flat could do."
大卫·韦斯特伍德
“这个迷你住宅就是我们的家。我们很享受这里的生活。迷你住宅给了我们普通房子或公寓能带来的一切好处，甚至还更好。”
Becky Warren
"We are much more connected to outdoors. We travel a lot and living in the tiny house gives us the capacity to be able to do that."
贝基·沃伦
“我们的户外活动更多了。我们经常旅行，住在迷你住宅里让我们有能力经常去旅行。”
David Westwood
"The tiny house has had such a huge impact on our life. Our quality of life has just increased dramatically. It's night and day. I can't ever imagine going back to a normal house again."
大卫·韦斯特伍德
“迷你住宅给我们的生活带来了巨大的改变。我们的生活质量得到了大幅度的提升。与过去相比真是天壤之别。我无法想象再回到普通房子里住会是什么样。”
