意大利人的家

The Italians are eminently practical, and everything must have its use. Italian homes tend to be small and beautifully looked after, with the number of rooms kept to a minimum. Most homes have one room where visitors can be welcomed and which contains all the best furniture and pictures. However, this is usually off-limits to the family and so rarely used that in winter it is freezing cold; there seems no sense in heating it.

Many Italian families have a second or even third home, at the seaside or in the mountains. These are generally small, one-or tworoom apartments with bunk beds, where the whole family can sleep on holiday.

Land tends to be considered much too valuable for growing flowers and the Italians are brilliant at growing large quantities of wonderful fruits and vegetables on tiny plots of land, or even on their balconies.

意大利人讲求实际是出了名的，一切都要物尽其用。他们的家一般都比较小，收拾得漂漂亮亮，房间的数量保持在最少限度。大多数家里有一个房间供来客使用，这个房间里放着最好的家具，挂着最好的画，但家里人一般是禁止入内的。由于很少使用，所以到冬天冷如冰窖；似乎也没有供暖的必要。

许多意大利家庭都有两个甚至三个住处，或在海边或在山里。一般都不大，仅有一个或两个房间，里面放上双层床，供全家人在假日里使用。

土地太珍贵了，不可能用来种花，意大利人便技艺高超地在小块土地甚至自家的阳台上种植大量美味水果和蔬菜。