From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.
这里是VOA慢速英语健康与生活方式报道。
Working from home in a small apartment is fine during the day.
白天在家里的小公寓工作也不错。
But when nighttime comes, it may be more difficult to turn off work and get a good night's sleep.
但是,当夜晚来临时,可能更难以停下工作,并且保证睡得很好。
This can be especially difficult in a studio apartment.
这在单间公寓里可能尤其困难。
In a studio apartment, the living room, kitchen and sleeping area are all in one room.
在一室公寓里,客厅、厨房和睡眠区都在一个房间里。
These kinds of apartments are common in large cities with a high cost of living.


















With electronics, kitchen items, clothes and books all in one space, it can be hard to create a restful place for sleep.






































Kim Cook, a reporter for the Associated Press, asked sleep experts and interior design experts for advice on how to work productively and sleep well in a small one-room area.















































Everyone needs good sleep to stay healthy.

















"The primary rule, maybe the only rule of small space design, is people have to be honest about how they really live," says Olivia Hosken. She is deputy managing editor of House Beautiful.































































