They leave their parental home for a Shared flat, a friend's couch, or a house they can scarcely afford.

他们离开父母的住宅去分租一套公寓，又或睡朋友的沙发，或买下一栋他们无法承担的房子。

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Conversely, flat sharing can be very cheap and there will always be someone to talk to and go out with, and the chores, in theory, can be shared.

相反，合租公寓可能很便宜，而且总会有人可以一起聊天，一起出去，并且理论上还可以一起分担家务。

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My first real plunge was back in the mid 90s. I shared a ramshackle flat with two other Irish lasses in the former East.

我第一次受到打击还得追溯到90年代，我和另外两个爱尔兰人住在前东德一间摇摇欲坠的小公寓。

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The two men shared a flat in New York and have gone on to work with each other many times.

BBC: Michael Douglas

At a news conference on Monday, her boyfriend Kevin Reape, who shared a flat with Miss O'Callaghan, appealed for information to help find her.

BBC: Hundreds search forest for missing Sian O'Callaghan

Two hours later the police lieutenant with whom he shared a flat rented at well below its market value was charged with blackmailing married men who frequented gay bars.

ECONOMIST: Reason to cry