单词pied--a--terre
网络: 落脚地；临时住所；落脚处
They own a cottagein Scotland and a house in London as well as a pied-a-terre in Paris.
他们在苏格兰有一村舍，在伦敦有一所房子，在巴黎还有一套备用公寓。
Well, duh. But seriously, a beach home or downtown pied-a-terre can be pretty tempting.
一个海边别墅或者一个市中心的房子是一个很不错的选择。
So watch out Tokyo: the ideal Japanese pied a terre may be further north than you"d like.
所以日本人要注意了：理想的日本别墅可能比你想像的更靠北。