Name: BBC 記者帶你體驗香港的「劏房」生活 (Life in Hong Kong's Cage Homes | BBC Earth Explore)
Uploaded: 2025-06-10T21:01:10.000Z
Duration: 3 min 15 s

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The poorer you are, the less space you have.

情態助動詞 A2

So I'm just about to meet a guy who lives in what they call a cage community here, and he lives there because property is so expensive, this is all he can afford.

我正要去見一個住在這裡所謂的「劏房」社區裡的人，他住在那裡是因為房價太貴了，他只能住得起這個社區。

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I just want to find out what life's like for him.

我只想知道他的生活是什麼樣的。

At first, there seems nothing unusual about this building.

起初，這座建築似乎沒有什麼特別之處。

It's only when I get to Allen's door that I realize just how small his home is.

當我走到艾倫家門口時，我才意識到他家有多小。

I was expecting to open the door to go into one place, but there's actually two doors here.

我本以為打開門就能進入一個地方，但實際上這裡有兩扇門。

This used to be just an ordinary flat, but a private landlord has illegally divided it into bed spaces that are no larger than a cupboard.

這原本只是一個普通的公寓，但一個私人房東卻非法將其分割成比櫃子大不了多少的床位。

巴布·馬利。（巴布·馬利為牙買加唱作歌手，雷鬼樂鼻祖。）

Bob Marley? No. [I'm] Addie, Addie, Addie, Addie, Addie.

巴布·馬利？不是，我是，Addie。

He says 11 people live in this corridor alone.

他說，僅這條走廊就住著 11 個人。

And there's another one just like it next door.

Is it this space or all of this bit here?

是這個空間還是這裡的所有空間？

And your kitchen, where do you go for that?

他每月支付 180 英鎊住在這裡。

To rent a room in this area would cost nearly three times as much.

在這一地區租房的費用將近三倍。

He used to live with relatives, but after they passed away, this was the only place he could afford.

他以前住在親戚家，但親戚去世後，他只能住在這裡。

So you've got about six foot of space lengthwise.

I can't imagine what it must be like to live in in this small space.

我無法想象在這麼小的空間裡生活是什麼樣子。

It's cramped and uncomfortable, but never mind, it's only for sleeping.

雖然很擁擠，很不舒服，但沒關係，這只是用來睡覺的。

This is just temporary, if I can get council housing, I'll move.

這只是暫時的，如果我能找到議會住房，我就搬走。

We can't afford anything else. We have to live in these kinds of conditions.

我們住不起其他房子。我們必須在這樣的條件下生活。

Allen's case might seem extreme, but over 200,000 people are estimated to live in places like this.

艾倫的情況看似極端，但估計有 20 多萬人生活在這樣的地方。