导读:搞笑、离奇、浪漫、感人,爱情公寓 (iPartment)的热播让我们对这间出租公寓内四男三女之间所发生的形形色色的故事充满了向往。不过,合租生活真有这么美好吗?让我们一起揭开爱情公寓 (iPartment)没告诉你的秘密。
Bills split, roommate fun, the kindness of friends and the potential for romance. The two-season drama iPartment (《爱情公寓》), set in Shanghai, has shown us how great it can be to live with others, especially members of the opposite sex. The drama, which tells the story of young men and women sharing two neighboring apartments, has become extremelypopular, and is widely regarded as the Chinese version of Friends.
分摊的费用、合租的乐趣,朋友的友情,浪漫的爱情。已经播出两季的剧集《爱情公寓》以上海为背景,为我们展示了与他人一起生活是多么棒的一件事,尤其恰逢你的室友是异性时。该剧集讲述了一群租住在两间互邻公寓的年轻男女们身上发生的故事,该剧可谓人气爆棚之作,也被广泛称作为中国版的《老友记》。
But sadly, residents of real "love apartments" have seen a very different side to the story.
但很遗憾,那些生活在现实“爱情公寓”的人们经历着与剧集中不同的情节。
Low rent
低廉的房租
iPartment: The four-bedroom apartments located in central Shanghai are fully furnished and well decorated, with spacious living rooms. What's more, life seems easy: It appears that the apartments cost each resident less than 2,000 yuan per month. And among the residents are the jobless Ziqiao and Meijia.
Huangfu Qijia, 24, technical engineer at Siemens China in Shanghai
而现实中,位于上海的西门子(中国)有限公司的一名技术工程师、24岁的皇甫启佳(音译)说:
I am sharing a two-bedroom, 60-square-meter apartment with a couple in Pudong District. The monthly rent for each bedroom is 2,250 yuan, which is one third of my salary. I have to work really hard and eat fast food for each meal. And I dare not even ask for any vacation time, as this would reduce my performance-related pay.
iPartment: They have so many fun roommates in iPartment. There's Sekiya, a Japanese animator whose awkward Chinese causes amusement; there's Youyou, an extra who is always upbeat about her unsuccessfulacting career; and there's Ziqiao, a lady's man who is only good at flirting.
My roommates are all regular people, including a clothes shop owner, a computer programmer, and a supermarket manager. The shop owner is female and the other two are male. Most of the time, we just complain to each other about tough bosses, unfriendly co-workers, and sometimes, bad clients. We don't have much fun time together.
iPartment: The roommates are always there for each other. For example, when Sekiya had money problems, but was too proud to accept help, Meijia deliberately lost money to him in a poker game. Later, the roommates tried everything to help Yumo get over a painful breakup.
Currently, I have two roommates, a man and a woman. We seldom talk. Sometimes I need to work from 4 am to 12 am. When I return home, they are at work. And we keep toilet paper and washing powders in seperate bedrooms so that no one else can touch them. Also, wars often break out over dirty dishes in the kitchen, left-up toilet seats and loud music.
iPartment: Love happens in iPartment: Wanyu accepted Zhanbo's proposal, and Sekiya and Youyou are now also happy together. Furthermore, the chemistry between Yifei and Xiaoxian is evident. The couples can enjoy half-price rent, free water and electricity as well as the many blessings of friendship.
Hu Xin, 25, an employee at China Merchants Bank in Guangzhou
25岁的胡鑫来自广州,是中国招商银行的一名职员。他讲述了他的经历:
I am living with two female colleagues. And I started dating one of the roommates last year. But we've kept it a secret from our other roommate, as we fear the relationship could create problems for the whole household. For instance, she might feel embarrassed around us. It is so inconvenient for us as a couple.