zhè gè fáng zi yǒu píng zuǒ yòu

这个房子有50平左右

This house is about 50 square meters

chú le wǒ hé wǒ mā mā

除了我和我妈妈

Except me and my mother

hái yǒu zhǐ māo hé tiáo gǒu gòng tóng jū zhù zài zhè lǐ

还有27只猫和1条狗共同居住在这里

There are also 27 cats and 1 dog living here

fáng zi zuì dà de tè diǎn jiù shì zài píng mǐ lǐ miàn ān zhuāng le yī gè páng dà de māo de gōng yù

房子最大的特点就是在50平米里面安装了一个庞大的猫的公寓

The biggest feature of the house is the installation of a huge cat apartment in 50 square meters.

zhǐ māo dōu wán quán zhù dé xià

27只猫都完全住得下

27 cats are totally able to live

wǒ men bān dào zhè gè fáng zi shì cóng nián bān guò lái de

我们搬到这个房子是从1999年搬过来的

We moved to this house since 1999

wǒ men jiā dāng shí de gé jú jiù shì

我们家当时的格局就是

The pattern of our family was

zǒu dào nǎ lǐ dōu yǒu māo hé gǒu

走到哪里都有猫和狗

There are cats and dogs everywhere

jū zhù de huán jìng jiù shì zàng luàn chà ma

居住的环境就是脏乱差嘛

The living environment is dirty and messy

cóng wǒ jì shì kāi shǐ wǒ men jiā jiù yī zhí yǎng māo

从我记事开始，我们家就一直养猫

Since I can remember, our family has kept cats

lù biān huò zhě lā jī tǒng yǒu xiǎo māo jiào

路边或者垃圾桶有小猫叫

Cats barking on the roadside or in the trash can

wǒ fēi dé yào qù bǎ tā fān gè dǐ cháo tiān

我非得要去把它翻个底朝天

I have to turn it upside down

duì yú wǒ lái shuō tā men jiù xiàng yī gè gè xiǎo hái zi yī yàng

对于我来说它们就像一个个小孩子一样

To me they are like little children

yě shì bāng tā men zhǎo lǐng yǎng

也是帮他们找领养

To help them find adoption

wǒ yǐ jīng sòng chū qù guò jǐ shí zhǐ le

我已经送出去过几十只了

I have sent dozens of them

bù néng sòng diào de ne zhǐ néng zì jǐ jiù zhè me yǎng zhù

不能送掉的呢，只能自己就这么养著

I can’t give it away, I can only raise it myself

suǒ yǐ wǒ men jiā nà me duō jī běn jiù shì yǐ qián yí liú xià lái de

所以我们家那么多，基本就是以前遗留下来的

So we have so many homes, basically left over from the past

wǒ jiù gēn wǒ mā shāng liàng ma

我就跟我妈商量嘛

I'll discuss it with my mother

wǒ shuō zhè gè fáng zi zhè yàng xià qù kěn dìng bù xíng

我说这个房子这样下去肯定不行

I said this house will definitely not work

kěn dìng yào gǎi zào de ma

肯定要改造的嘛

Must be remodeled

zhè yàng yě bù wèi shēng nǐ shuō shì ba

这样也不卫生，你说是吧

It's not hygienic, right?

māo gōng yù de zhè gè guò dào

猫公寓的这个过道

This aisle of cat apartment

yuán lái shì wǒ jiā de chú fáng jiān

原来是我家的厨房间

It turned out to be my kitchen

dāng shí shì fēi cháng àn de

当时是非常暗的

It was very dark at the time

gǎi zào zhī hòu zì rán guāng yǐn jìn lái le jiù tè bié liàng

改造之后自然光引进来了就特别亮

After the renovation, natural light is introduced and it is particularly bright

gēn yǐ qián méi fǎ bǐ de

跟以前没法比的

Incomparable with before

māo gōng yù yī gòng sì céng

猫公寓一共四层

The cat apartment has four floors

yǒu gè kě yǐ huó dòng de yà kè lì xiǎo hé zi

有30个可以活动的亚克力小盒子

There are 30 small acrylic boxes that can be moved

māo māo kě yǐ zài zhè lǐ shuì jué chī fàn shàng cè suǒ

猫猫可以在这里睡觉、吃饭、上厕所

Cats can sleep, eat, and go to the toilet here

māo gōng yù de nèi bù shì lián tōng de

猫公寓的内部是连通的

The interior of the cat apartment is connected

yǒu zú gòu de kōng jiān gōng tā men huó dòng

有足够的空间供它们活动

Enough space for them to move around

rén zhǐ xū yào lā chū yī gè hé zi

人只需要拉出一个盒子

People only need to pull out a box

jiù kě yǐ wèi shí huàn māo shā

就可以喂食换猫砂

You can feed the cat litter

huàn māo shā

换猫砂

Change cat litter

māo gōng yù wài cè yǒu yī gè kǎ cáo

猫公寓外侧有一个卡槽

There is a card slot on the outside of the cat apartment

dǎ kāi shí māo gōng yù yǔ tòu míng de yuán tǒng wán quán lián tōng

打开时猫公寓与透明的圆筒完全连通

The cat apartment is fully connected to the transparent cylinder when opened

māo mī kě yǐ dào māo pá jià shàng zì yóu huó dòng

猫咪可以到猫爬架上自由活动

Cats can move freely on the cat climbing frame

wǒ men zài kè tīng lǐ kàn diàn shì

我们在客厅里看电视

We watch TV in the living room

rén yě kě yǐ kàn dào māo de huó dòng

人也可以看到猫的活动

People can also see the activity of cats

dāng shí wǒ mā zuò fàn de shí hòu

当时我妈做饭的时候

When my mother was cooking

gěi māo zhǔ yú hé gěi rén zuò fàn shì zài yī gè zào shàng de

给猫煮鱼和给人做饭是在一个灶上的

Cooking fish for cats and cooking for people are on the same stove

fǎn zhèng tā zài nà biān zuò fàn wǒ jī běn shàng dōu bù xiǎng chī de

反正她在那边做饭我基本上都不想吃的

I basically don’t want to eat her cooking there anyway

wǒ jiù zì jǐ jiào wài mài

我就自己叫外卖

I just order takeaway

gǎi zào zhī hòu zhè gè fáng zi ràng wǒ zuì mǎn yì de jiù shì

改造之后这个房子让我最满意的就是

After the renovation, the most satisfying thing about this house is

bǎ rén hé chǒng wù de shēng huó qū yù gěi fēn kāi lái le

把人和宠物的生活区域给分开来了

Separate the living areas of people and pets

rén de chú fáng shì zài kè tīng lǐ miàn

人的厨房是在客厅里面

People’s kitchen is in the living room

jiù shì gāng yī jìn mén zuò le yī gè kāi fàng shì chú fáng

就是刚一进门做了一个开放式厨房

Just entered the door and made an open kitchen

chú fáng biān shàng yǒu yī gè yǐn cáng shì de cān zhuō

厨房边上有一个隐藏式的餐桌

There is a hidden dining table beside the kitchen

ér qiě hái shì yǒu yī gè xiǎo mén kě yǐ lā qǐ lái de

而且还是有一个小门可以拉起来的

And there is still a small door that can be pulled up

yóu yān yě bù huì luàn pǎo

油烟也不会乱跑

So the fumes won’t run around

xiàn zài māo māo gǒu gǒu nà gè chú fáng shì zuò zài tiān jǐng lǐ miàn

现在猫猫狗狗那个厨房是做在天井里面

Now the kitchen for cats and dogs is built in the patio

ér qiě hái zhuāng le dú lì de pái fēng

而且还装了独立的排风

And also installed a separate exhaust

jiù shì rén hé chǒng wù zuò fàn de qū yù fēn kāi lái le

就是人和宠物做饭的区域分开来了

The cooking area for people and pets is separated

wǒ jué dé zhè yàng hěn wèi shēng

我觉得这样很卫生

I think this is very hygienic

gǎi zào guò hòu ma

改造过后嘛

After the transformation

tā men yǒu tā men de dì fāng

它们有它们的地方

They have their place

wǒ yǒu wǒ zì jǐ de kōng jiān

我有我自己的空间

I have my own space

zhè yàng wǒ gēn wǒ mā de máo dùn yě bù huì yǒu tài duō ma

这样我跟我妈的矛盾也不会有太多嘛

So there won’t be too many conflicts between me and my mom

xiàn zài zhè gè fáng zi jiù shì wǒ de fáng jiān gàn jìng le

现在这个房子，就是我的房间干净了

Now this house, my room is clean

ér zi ma zěn me shuō ne

儿子嘛，怎么说呢

Son, how do you say

tā zǒng jué dé tā shì bǐ jiào zhòng yào yī diǎn

他总觉得他是比较重要一点

He always thinks he is more important

dàn shì zài wǒ de xīn mù dāng zhōng tā men shì tóng děng zhòng yào de

但是在我的心目当中他们是同等重要的

But in my mind they are equally important

tā men yě shì yǒu shēng mìng de ma

它们也是有生命的嘛

They are also alive

zěn me shuō ne

怎么说呢

how to say

ér zi zhòng yào tā men yě zhòng yào de ya

儿子重要，它们也重要的呀

Sons are important, they are also important

zhǐ yào māo māo gǒu gǒu néng zhù dé shū fú yī diǎn

只要猫猫狗狗能住得舒服一点

As long as cats and dogs can live comfortably

bǐ wǒ zhù dé shū fú gèng kāi xīn

比我住得舒服更开心

Happier than I live comfortably