簡化生活
Jen Gressett is an American woman who joined the tiny-house movement just over two years ago.
葛瑞絲特是一位美國女性，她在兩年多前加入了微型房屋運動。
movement (n.)（具有政治或社會意義的）運動civil rights movement 民權運動feminist movement 女權運動Sunflower Movement 太陽花學運
After getting divorced and realizing that many other houses for sale in her area were too expensive, the 51-year-old mother-of-two decided to take the leap and build her own 520-square-foot miniature farmhouse.
在經歷離婚並意識到當地其他房屋的售價過高之後，這位扶養兩名孩童的51歲媽媽決定賭一把，自建一座面積僅520平方英尺的迷你農舍。
take the leap 冒險、賭一把miniature (adj.)微型的、小型的
Despite it being a much smaller living space than she previously had, Gressett loves her tiny house.
儘管這比她之前的居住空間小得多，葛瑞絲特卻熱愛她的小屋。
previously (adv.)以前、先前
However, during the pandemic, the process of constructing her new house was an adventure.
然而，在疫情期間，建造新房子的過程變得一波三折。
construct (v.)建造、建構、構思construct a theory 構思出一個理論construct a sentence 組成一個句子adventure (n.)冒險
Gressett originally bought the shell of her house for $45,000. She then found a place in someone’s backyard to set up her new tiny home.
葛瑞絲特最初以4.5萬美元購買了房屋的骨架，然後在別人的後院找到了一個地方來安置她的新小屋。
shell (n.)殼、框架、骨架
Once construction started, though, it took longer and cost more than she planned due to supply chain issues.
然而，施工一開始，由於供應鏈問題，工程耗時和成本都超出了原先計畫。
construction (n.)建造supply chain 供應鏈
All told, the house ended up costing $175,000, including materials and labor.
最終，包括材料和人事成本在內，這座房子的總花費達到17.5萬美元。
all told 總共、總體而言end up 結果是……、最終處於……labor (n.)勞力、勞工
Although the cost was more than expected, Gressett was able to create a luxurious and affordable tiny house.
儘管花費超出預期，葛瑞絲特還是能夠打造出一間豪華而實惠的小房子。
As a designer, she was also able to add her own personal touches to the interior to bring it to life the exact way she wanted it to be.
作為一名設計師，她還能夠在室內加入自己的個人風格，完美呈現出她想要的樣子。
touch (n.)裝點、潤色interior (adj.)室內的、內部的interior designer 室內設計師bring sth. to life 使……成真、使……變得生動
After living in the house for over two years, Gressett says that she could live there forever and “hopes that other people who are interested in decluttering their lives will follow in her footsteps.”
在這間房子裡居住了兩年多後，葛瑞絲特表示她可以永遠住在這裡，並希望其他有興趣簡化生活的人能夠追隨她的脚步。
declutter (v.)清除、清理（多餘物品）follow in sb.’s footsteps 效法某人
In fact, many others have already been living like Gressett.
事實上，許多人已經過著像葛瑞絲特一樣的生活。
The tiny-house movement has been around for years.
微型房屋運動已經存在多年。
Recently, however, it has grown in popularity as many Americans have wanted to start simplifying their lives and “living with less.”
然而，最近隨著許多美國人希望開始簡化生活並「減少物質需求」，微型房屋變得越來越受歡迎。
popularity (n.)人氣、流行、普及grow in popularity 變得受歡迎=become popularsimplify (v.)簡化、使變簡單