生活英语|pigeonholes 鸽子房

Four six-square meter apartments sold this weekend in Shenzhen made a splash in the media, but the sales were later declared illegal due to unauthorized modifications^{1 made to the properties.}

上周末在深圳售出的四套6平方米公寓引发媒体热议，但因这类公寓是违法改建，此销售行为也被判违法。

Nicknamed pigeonholes^{2, these mini studios are located in a 15-story building called Qiaocheng Shangyu, which offers 11 apartments at sizes ranging from 5.73 to 7.48 square meters, and 160 other units of 35 to 45 square meters.}

这类迷你公寓被叫做鸽子房或鸽笼房，坐落于侨城尚寓项目一座15层的住宅楼中，这座楼中如此的迷你户型有11套，面积在5.73到7.48平米之间，另外160套面积在35到45平米。