【外刊专题】蜗居话题 学案 2023届高三英语培优外刊阅读.docxVIP

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外刊精选｜告别房贷噩梦，日本年轻人选择9平米蜗居

据媒体报道，仅10月北京二手房交易就超过10万套。可以说，买房是很多年轻人扎根北上广的终极梦想。而在东京这座全世界人口最密集的城市，却有一群年轻人，选择以不菲的房租，蜗居在鞋盒大小、只有9平米的微型公寓里。住在这种微型公寓里究竟是一种怎样的体验？这种租房选择背后又折射出怎样的生活观念？

A95-Square-FootTokyoApartment:IWouldntLiveAnywhereElse

ByHikariHida

Attheendofalongdayatwork,AsumiFujiwarareturnedtoherapartmentandchangedintopajamas.Shewantedtogetinalightworkoutbeforegoingtobed,sosheplacedhervinylyogamatonthefloorinfrontofthetoilet,rollingitpastthesinglekitchenburnerandtheone-slottoasterandtowardthefootofherdesk.

Suchislifeina95-square-footTokyoapartment.

Withitshighpropertypricesandtheworldsmostpopulousmetropolitanarea,Tokyohaslongbeenknownforsmallaccommodations.Butthesenewapartmentsarepushingtheboundariesofnormalliving.

Theapartmentsarenotforthoseonareallytightbudget.TheyaresituatedneartrendylocationsincentralTokyo,whicharegenerallyquiteexpensive,withluxuryboutiques,cafesandrestaurants.Mostofthebuildingsareclosetosubwaystations—thetoppriorityformanyyoungpeople.

ThesmallspacesworkforthelifestyleofmanyyoungJapanese.InJapan,itisnotcustomarytohostguestsinhomes,withnearlyathirdofJapanesepeoplesayingtheyhaveneverhadfriendsover.

ManyJapanese,youngandold,alsoworklonghours,leavinglittletimetospendathome.AndagrowingshareofpeopleinTokyoarelivingalone,makingsmallerspacesmoredesirable.

Forsomeresidents,thetinyapartmentsofferagatewaytolong-deferredindependence.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.workout[?w?r?ka?t]n.__________________________

2.populous[?pɑ?pj?l?s]adj.__________________________

3.metropolitan[?metr??pɑ?l?tn]adj.__________________________

4.accommodation[??kɑ?m??de??n]n.__________________________

5.customary[?k?st?meri]adj.___________________