开场与留宿客人睡眠痛点
Kyra Blackwell: [音乐] 我是 Kyra Blackwell，你收听的是《The Wirecutter Show》。
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每年到了这个时候，总有许多事需要规划、采购和筹备。如果你要招待留宿的客人，想清楚让大家睡在哪里，可能就像是待办清单上又多出来的一桩麻烦事。也许你有一间客房，也许你手头能用的只有一张沙发、客厅的一角，或者任何能腾出来的地面空间。无论哪种情况，你都希望客人们能睡得舒服，同时又不必把整个家翻个底朝天。[音乐]
本周早些时候，我们听到了 Wirecutter 撰稿人兼室内设计专家 Ivy Elrod 分享如何做一位体贴的主人：从客人到达时需要的小物件，到共享厨房或洗手间等家中的空间。[音乐] 所以，如果你错过了那一期节目，一定要去听一听。
今天，我们将听到七位 Wirecutter 员工分享他们最喜欢的留宿客人安置方案。[音乐] 无论你需要一张易于收纳的床、一种让现有配置更加舒适的方法，还是针对狭小空间的创意解决方案。[音乐] 和往常一样，我们会在节目简介中附上他们提到的产品和指南链接，所以大家无需自己做笔记。好的，我们马上开始。首先，睡眠用品撰稿人 Shaina Montineer 分享了几种简单的方法，几乎可以让任何客床都显得更奢华，从添加床垫保护垫（mattress topper）到提供不同硬度的枕头。
英文原文
**Kyra Blackwell**: [music] I'm Kyra Blackwell and you're listening to the Wire Cutter Show.[music]
This time of year, there's a lot to plan, a lot to buy, and a lot to prep. And if you're hosting overnight guests, figuring out where everyone's going to sleep can feel like just one more thing on your list. Maybe you have a guest room. Maybe you're working with a couch, a corner of your living room, or whatever floor space you can spare. Either way, you want your guests to sleep comfortably without turning your entire house upside down. [music]
Earlier this week, we heard from Wire Cutter writer and interior design expert Ivy Lrod about how to be a thoughtful host. from the little things guests need when they arrive to sharing spaces around the house like the kitchen or the [music] bathroom. So, if you missed that episode, definitely give it a listen.
Today, we're hearing from seven Wire Cutter staffers about their favorite ways to accommodate overnight guests. [music] Whether you need a bed that's easy to store, a way to make your existing setup more comfortable, or a creative solution for a really small space. [music] As always, we'll link the products and the guides they mention in the show notes, so no need to take notes yourself. Okay, let's get started. First up, sleepwriter Shaina Montineer shares a few easy ways to make almost any guest bed feel more luxurious. From adding a mattress topper to offering pillows with different levels of firmness.
床垫保护垫与多硬度枕头
Shaina Montineer: 嗨，我叫 Shaina Montineer，我主要撰写有关枕头、床垫以及其他睡眠配件的评测。因此，如果你想在这个假日季让你的床垫甚至充气床垫感觉格外奢华，我建议使用某种床垫保护垫（mattress topper）。在我们的床垫保护垫指南中，针对羽绒替代品（down alternative）、乳胶以及记忆海绵材质的保护垫，我们有许多不错的建议，它们可以改善你那张可能表现平平的客床或充气床垫，让它的睡感大幅提升，更像酒店的床。在酒店里也是如此，特别是在我报道中了解到的五星级酒店，那里有很多云顶床垫（pillow top mattress）。因此，在你的客床或充气床垫上加一层床垫保护垫，可以给你带来类似的体验。乳胶和记忆海绵的床垫保护垫会是相对偏硬的选择，而羽绒替代品则更蓬松、柔软。
至于枕头方面，我在报道酒店如何铺床时学到了一些技巧。另一个提示是，高档酒店会为客人提供多种硬度和类型的枕头，以便客人能找到最适合自己的一款。毕竟，在度假时没有什么比因为枕头太扁导致醒来脖子僵硬更糟糕的了。因此，如果你真的想为亲朋好友把体验提升到新的层次，我的建议是或许可以混合准备一些羽绒和羽绒替代品枕头，并且搭配不同的硬度。在我的枕头测试中，我发现大多数人喜欢中等或偏硬的枕头。我曾与一些大型酒店品牌交流过，他们为客人准备的就是这样：床上通常会备有多种硬度的羽绒枕头。不过是的，我建议多样化搭配，总会有人找到自己喜欢的类型，并享受美妙的睡眠。
英文原文
**Shaina Montineer**: Hi, my name is Shaina Montineer and I write about pillows, mattresses, and other sleep accessories. So, if you're wanting to make your mattress or even an air mattress feel extra luxurious this holiday season, I suggest using some sort of mattress topper. In our mattress toppers guide, we have a lot of good suggestions for down alternative latex and memory foam toppers that can take your maybe mediocre guest bed or air mattress and elevate it to feel much more hotel-like. And even at hotels, especially five-star hotels that I've found in my reporting, there are a lot of pillow top mattresses there. So, putting on a mattress topper on your guest bed ear mattress can give you the similar feel. A latex and memory foam mattress toppers will be a firmer option, while down alternative is a bit more plush and soft.And as far as pillows go, I've learned some tips reporting on how hotels make their beds. So, one more tip is that a high-end hotel will provide guests multiple pillow firmnesses and types so that they can find the one that suits them best. So, you know, there's nothing worse than waking up with a stiff neck on your holiday because your pillow is too flat. So, my suggestion if you really want to take it to the next level for your friends and family is uh mixing maybe some down and down alternative pillows and different firmnesses. In my pillow testing, I found that most people enjoy medium or firm pillows. So, I talked to some major hotel brands and this is what they do for guests. They have multiple firmnesses typically of down pillows on their beds. But yeah, I suggest mixing it up and someone will find what they like and have a beautiful sleep.
沙发床的设计优劣与选购误区
Kyra Blackwell: [音乐] 如果你有一个多功能的客房空间，或者你经常接待留宿客人，沙发床（sleeper sofa）可能会是一个很好的解决方案。但我认为大家对睡在折叠沙发上都有些不愉快的记忆，那种能感觉到每一道凹坑、金属横梁和弹簧的体验。不用担心，Wirecutter 的家居与家装撰稿人 Joshua Lyon 将在此向大家解释什么样才算是一款设计优良的沙发床。
英文原文
**Kyra Blackwell**: [music] If you have a guest space that is multi-functional or you host guests frequently, a sleeper sofa might be a great solution. But I think we've all got unpleasant associations with sleeping on foldout couches where you can feel every rut bar and spring. Have no fear. Joshua Lion, a home and decor writer at Wire Cutter, is here to explain what makes a well-designed sleeper sofa.Joshua Lyon: 我叫 Joshua Lyon，是一名报道家居用品和装潢的撰稿人。我是我们沙发床指南的作者。当我刚开始着手这项工作时，我已经有一段时间没有睡过那种经典的弹簧和金属杆抽拉式沙发了，我对于它们不舒服的糟糕记忆十分深刻。我想看看这些年来它们是否有所改进。因此，我调来了几款热门型号，发现它们并没有改善。这类沙发床的问题在于，其机械结构是由第三方采购，然后安装在沙发框架上的。如果使用了廉价的五金件，就会削弱整个结构的强度，并有可能导致机械结构脱落。有时那个机械装置比沙发本身重得多，以至于当你拉出床时，整张沙发都会稍微抬起，随着时间的推移这会削弱沙发框架。通常中间依然会有那根金属杆硌着你的后背。更厚的床垫可能对此有所帮助，但底部往往还有一根固定床垫位置的横梁，如果你坐在边缘或者个子很高，它就会硌到你的大腿；在你睡觉时，它可能正好顶在你的脚踝上。总的来说，边缘伸出来的那些折叠金属件看起来就像是属于《电锯惊魂》电影里的东西，我睡觉时可一点都不希望它们靠近我的身体。
在实体店选购沙发床时常犯的一个错误是：找到了一款你非常喜欢且坐感极佳的普通沙发，得知它有沙发床版本后，为了“一举两得”便订购了它。千万别这么做。哪怕沙发被宣传为是同一款、只是增加了沙发床功能，由于内部的机械结构，一旦摆进家里，它的坐感也绝不会跟你当初在店里坐过的一样。经过更多的研究和测试，一家名为 American Leather 的公司给我留下了深刻印象，他们拥有一款获得专利的沙发床。也就是说，这是一款专门设计用来兼作床铺的沙发，而不是仅仅拿一个框架、在里面安装别处采购来的部件。他们还重新构思了抽拉床的整个理念，打造了一个由实木制成的三折平台。每个部分都有一截相当于三分之一的床垫永久固定在顶面上。因此展开之后，它就变成了一张完整的床垫。我原本担心整个人躺开时会感觉到床垫连接处之间的缝隙线条，但我完全感觉不到。这种平台系统使他们的沙发床在开合时比标准的金属结构类型要轻便容易得多。你可以买到许多不同设计和配置的款式，他们拥有数百种面料和颜色组合。我喜欢的另一点是，他们允许其他品牌使用他们的平台系统。因此，如果你在像 Room & Board 这样的商店购物，看到他们的一款床是与 American Leather 合作的，我可以确信它会比该店销售的任何弹簧和金属杆款式更胜一筹。American Leather 没有专门的独立门店，但你可以访问他们的网站，搜索你附近有售该品牌产品的零售商并亲自去试躺。
英文原文
**Joshua Lion**: My name is Joshua Lion and I'm a writer covering home furnishings and decor. I'm the author of our sleeper sofa guide. And when I first started work on it, it had been a minute since I'd slept on that like classic spring and bar pull out style. and I had pretty terrible memories of them being uncomfortable. I wanted to see if they had improved at all over the years. So, I called in several popular models and found that they had not. The problem with this type of sleeper is that the mechanism is sourced by a third party and then attached to a sofa frame. And if cheap hardware is used, that weakens the whole structure and could potentially cause the mechanism to detach. Sometimes that mechanism is so much heavier than the sofa itself that the entire couch can lift up a bit when you pull the bed out and that's going to weaken the sofa frame over time. There's usually still that middle bar that digs into your back. A thicker mattress can help with that, but there's often a bar along the bottom to help hold the mattress in place and that can dig into your thighs if you're sitting on the edge or if you're tall. It can hit right at your ankles when you're sleeping. Just in general, all that folding metal that sticks out around the edges looks like it belongs in a Saw movie, and I don't want it anywhere near my body when I'm sleeping. One common mistake that happens when shopping for a sleeper in a store is finding a regular sofa that you really like, and it feels great to sit on, and you learn it comes in a sleeper version, so you order that to kill two birds. Don't do this. Even if the sofa is branded as being the same one but just a sleeper version, due to the mechanism inside, it's not going to feel the same as what you sat on in the store once it's in your home. After more research and testing, I was impressed by a company called American Leather, which had patented a sleeper sofa. So, a sofa specifically designed to also be a sleeper, not just a frame with something sourced elsewhere that was attached inside of it. They had also rethought the whole concept of a pull out and built a trifold platform made from solid wood. And each section has a third of the mattress permanently attached to the top. So when it's in unfolded, it becomes a complete mattress. I was worried about feeling the lines between those connection points of the mattress once I stretched out on it, but I didn't feel them at all. This platform system, it makes their sleepers so much easier and lighter to open and close than a standard metal type. You can get their sleeper in many different designs and configurations. They have hundreds of fabrics and color combinations. Another thing I like is that they allow their platform system to be used by other brands. So, if you're shopping at a store like say um Roomin board and see that one of their beds a partnership with American Leather, I feel confident that it's going to be a better option than any spring and bar options that the store carries. American Leather doesn't have any dedicated stores, but you can go to their website and search for retailers near you that carry them and try them out yourself.现有沙发床的低成本改造配件
如果你手头已经有一张睡感欠佳的沙发床，资深编辑 Harry Sawyers 提供了一些实用的升级改造配件，可以把它变成一个让客人睡得更舒服的地方。
英文原文
>> If you already have a sleeper sofa that's less than dreamy, senior editor Harry Sawyers has some practical upgrades that could make it a more comfortable place for guests to sleep.嗨，我叫 Harry Sawyers。我是 Wirecutter 的资深编辑，我写过一篇关于如何让沙发床变得值得一睡的升级指南。主要有两样东西：一个是床垫，叫作 Millard 4.5 英寸海绵床垫，价格大约 220 美元；另一个是支撑板，品牌是 Milliard，价格略低于 100 美元。这是一块 48×48 英寸的板子，为三折设计，可以收纳在沙发坐垫下方。很不错，它们都是很好的升级配件。最近在一场长达一个月的装修期间，我有机会亲自实践自己的建议，睡在带有这些升级配件的床上。我坚持我的推荐。我的意思是，它虽算不上极佳，但正如我指出的所有局限性，相比于一开始糟糕的沙发床，这无疑是一次提升。
另外值得一提的是，自从完成了那篇报道之后，我们推出了一份沙发床指南，指南里的款式看起来都很棒，但我必须对价格评判一下：它们大概要 4000 美元，这和我自己拥有的那张沙发床原价一样——而我是以二手约一折的价格买下的。4000 美元依然是一大笔钱。因此，如果你恰好接手或继承了一张旧沙发床，我确实认为这些升级配件是物有所值的。但如果你的预算充足，那篇沙发床指南中同样突出的一点是，你在购买时可以对床垫和很多其他细节进行定制。所以，如果你能支付得起这笔钱，一开始就会对它更满意，甚至根本不需要那些我虽带有一丝勉强但仍全心推荐的升级配件。
英文原文
>> Hi, my name is Harry Sawyers. I'm a senior editor at Wire Cutter and I wrote a story on upgrades that will make a sleeper sofa worth sleeping on. Uh the main two things there was a mattress, it's called a Millard 4.5 in foam mattress for about $220. And then there's this support board. The brand on that is Millie. That's just under $100. That's a 48x 48 in board. It's a trifold. It stores under the couch cushions. It's good. They're good upgrades. I recently had a chance to take my own advice sleeping on this bed with these upgrades during a month-long renovation. And I stand by it. I mean, it's not great, but you know, with all the limitations I noted, it's certainly an upgrade over a bad sleeper sofa to begin with. Also worth noting since doing that story, we have produced a guide on sleeper sofas, and they all look excellent, but I got to make a comment on the price. They're like $4,000, which is the same as this sleeper sofa that I have, which I got at like secondhand, like 90% off. of still a lot of money. So, if you find yourself inheriting one, I really do think the upgrades are worth it. But if you have the budget for it, the thing that also stood out about that sleeper guide was you can customize the mattress and a lot of other details about it when you buy it. So, if you can pay the money, you'll probably be happier with it from the start and you wouldn't even need the upgrades that I reluctantly but wholeheartedly recommend.无骨架海绵沙发与儿童游戏垫
Kyra Blackwell: 还有另一种沙发床在近年来变得非常流行。Ivy Elrod 再次带来一条建议，介绍无骨架海绵填充沙发如何兼作客床，特别是针对儿童或任何需要灵活生活空间的人。
英文原文
There's another kind of sofa bed that's become extremely popular in recent years. Ivy Lrod is back with a tip on how a frame-free foam filled sofa can double as a guest bed, particularly for kids or anyone working with a flexible living space.Ivy Elrod: 我叫 Ivy Elrod，主要撰写家居装潢与设计的报道。我研究并测试了“无骨架沙发”（boneless sofas），基本上就是没有任何“骨架”的沙发。在这种情况下，“骨架”指的是你的沙发框架、沙发腿和内部弹簧。它们没有悬挂支撑系统，仅仅是一块块表面覆有布料的海绵。与床垫类似，它们可以非常舒适。在睡觉方面我喜欢它们的一点在于，它们在拥有相当致密海绵的同时，还具备相当程度的柔软回弹性，人们喜欢长时间坐在或横躺在上面。作为沙发，它们的靠背很矮，因此缺乏背部或颈部支撑，这与普通的特定沙发相似。它们可以是任何配置或尺寸。所以，如果你有一张长贵妃榻（chaise lounge），它很容易就能兼作一张单人床。我认为它们是可行的，而且在儿童房和游戏室里效果特别好。它们很容易移动，因此如果留宿客人时有需要，你可以轻松把它们从一个房间挪到另一个房间。我还测试过这些儿童游戏城堡软垫，它们非常相似，都是带有布套的海绵块。你可能见过它们被称为 Nugget，Costco 也有相应的版本。虽然这些产品没有官方的睡眠评级，但它们特别适合给小孩子睡。根据我的经验，你可以把它们拼排在一起并铺上床单，应急时非常适合儿童睡觉，体型较小的成年人可能也行。
英文原文
My name is Ivy Elrod and I write about home decor and design. I researched and tested boneless sofas, which are basically sofas that do not have any bones. And in this case, bones are your sofa frame, sofa legs, internal springs. They don't have a suspension system. They are simply just pieces of foam with fabric at top them. Not unlike mattresses, they can be very comfortable. Some things I like about them for sleeping on is that they have a fair amount of squish while having rather dense foam and people enjoyed sitting and lounging on them for long periods of time. As sofas, they have a very low back and so they don't have a lot of they don't have any kind of back or neck support just like any kind of sofa. They can be any configuration or size. So, if you had a long she's lounge, it could easily sort of double as a twin bed. I think that they can work and they work particularly well for kids and playrooms. They can be easily moved and so you can squeeze them around from room to room if that's something you need when you're hosting. I had also tested these children's play forts which are very similarly chunks of foam with a fabric cover. You may have seen them called the Nugget. Costco has a version. And while these do not have sleep ratings, these are particularly great for kids to sleep on. In my experience, you could line them up and put a sheet on there and in a pinch could be great for kids to sleep on. Possibly smaller adults, too.Kyra Blackwell: [音乐] 好的，到目前为止我们已经介绍了沙发床[音乐]以及几种让你现有的床铺更舒适的方法。我们先稍作休息，[音乐]稍后回来时，我们将探讨一些节省空间的选项，以及几个你可能尚未考虑过的留宿客人安置思路。[音乐] 一会儿见。[音乐]
英文原文
[music]Okay, so far we've covered sleeper sofas [music] and a few ways to make a bed you already have more comfortable. We're going to take a [music] quick break and then when we're back, we'll get into some space saving options and a few ideas you might not have considered for overnight guests. See [music] you in a sec.
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防漏气充气床垫与实测标准
Kyra Blackwell: 欢迎回来。在本期节目中，我们听取了 Wirecutter 各领域专家的建议，探讨让留宿客人睡在何处的最佳方案。有时，最好的解决方案是那种在使用完毕后可以折叠并收纳起来的床铺。当然，经典的选项之一就是充气床垫。撰写了我们最新充气床垫指南的 Claire Fitzpatrick 知道，并非所有充气床垫都具有同等品质。关于如何选择一款不至于让客人在清晨直接睡在冰冷地板上的充气床垫，她有一些建议。
英文原文
Welcome back. In this episode, we're hearing from experts across Wire Cutter about their best advice for where overnight guests can sleep. Sometimes the best solution is a bed that can be folded up and stored away when you're done using it. A classic option, of course, is an air mattress. Claire Fitzpatrick, who wrote our recent guide to air mattresses, knows that not all of them are created equally. She's got some advice on choosing an air mattress that won't leave your guest sleeping on the floor by the morning.嗨，我是 Claire Fitzpatrick。我是 Wirecutter 报道家电和睡眠装备的撰稿人，包括充气床垫。实话说，我们大多数人都没有带独立客房套间的宽敞大房子随时恭候访客。我知道我自己肯定没有，我住在人类所知最小的公寓里。因此，当朋友或家人来暂住时，我通常至少是在努力把自己的客厅空间变成一家临时旅馆。在这种情况下，充气床垫可以成为招待客人的经典首选。它们能让你在周末招待伴侣、亲戚大家子或孩子，而无需牺牲永久性的地面空间，也无需花大价钱添置一张备用床或折叠沙发。当然，问题在于充气床垫从来都不以极致舒适而闻名。所以在测试中，我真正寻找的是耐用、易于搭建和收纳，但最重要是舒适的充气床垫。你最不希望发生的事情就是客人在凌晨 3 点惊醒，整个人直接平摊在地板上，基本上裹在泄了气的塑料皮里。
在测试这些产品时，我实际上在自己的地板上睡了一个多星期。在测试充气床垫的几个月里，我还请来访的朋友帮忙试用不同的型号。在我们的 Wirecutter 办公室里，我布置了近 20 张充气床垫，并对它们进行了系列测试，包括将每张充气床垫充好气，放上由沙袋构成的 150 磅重物并放置过夜，通过测量漏气率来观察这些充气床垫长期使用下的耐受表现。在做了所有这些测试之后，我发现带有 NeverFlat 气泵的 Serta 加高充气床垫毫无悬念是我试过的最好的一款，也是我真正敢放心给客人使用的款式。让它感觉不那么像水上浮排而更像真正的床的原因在于它的顶层：它有一层非常厚实柔软的天鹅绒表层，完全遮蔽了内部的线圈结构，所以你的客人不会整晚在坚硬的乙烯基塑料上翻来覆去。
不过，这款充气床垫最酷的部分，也是我认为能给房东带来完全安心感的地方，就是气泵的设置。你只需旋转转盘到你或你的客人喜欢的任何硬度，按下充气键，然后就可以直接走开。整个过程耗时不到 2 分钟，并且会自动关闭。它甚至还有一个辅助气泵在夜间静音监测气压。因此如果空气开始变少，它会在不吵醒任何人的情况下自动补气，我认为这是充气床垫的一大颠覆性亮点，并非所有产品都具备。这款床垫有点笨重，从壁橱里搬出来可能会偏沉，而且在客人离开后将它重新折叠时，要把最后一丝空气挤出来可能需要耗费一点额外力气。而且就像任何充气床垫一样，刚开箱时确实带有一股较刺鼻的塑料味。所以如果条件允许，在客人正式到达前给充气床垫通风、充气并放置一天，是消除这种气味的好办法。但我认为这些都是我能够忽略的次要小瑕疵。所以，如果你想要一种快速且节省空间的方式来接待访客，又不想让他们在旧沙发上受罪，Serta Neverflat 绝对是一个救星。
英文原文
>> Hi, I'm Claire Fitzpatrick. I'm a writer covering home appliances and sleep gear here at Wire Cutter, including air mattresses. Uh, let's be honest, most of us don't have a sprawling home with a dedicated guest suite waiting around for visitors. I know I certainly don't. I live in the smallest apartment known to man. So, when friends or family come to stay, I at least am usually trying to turn my living room space into a temporary hotel. Air mattresses in this kind of situation can be a classic go-to for hosting. They let you host couples, extended family, kids for a weekend without sacrificing permanent floor space or spending a hefty amount on a spare bed or a fold out couch. The catch, of course, is that air mattresses are not super known to be the most comfortable thing ever. So, in my testing, I really sought out air mattresses that were durable, easy to set up and break down, but most importantly, comfortable. The last thing you want is for your guest to wake up at 3:00 a.m. flat on the floor, basically wrapped up in a deflated piece of plastic. I actually spent over a week sleeping on my own floor, testing these. I also employed the help of friends visiting in the months I was testing air mattresses to test out different models. And in our wire cutter offices, I set up nearly 20 air mattresses and put them through an array of testing, which included blowing up each air mattress and placing 150 lbs worth of dead weight from sandbags and leaving those overnight and measuring deflation rates to see how these air mattresses hold up over a long period of time. In doing all this testing, I found the Serta raised air mattress with never flat pump was hands down the best one that I tried and one that I would actually trust to use with my guest. What makes it feel less like a pool float and more like a real bed is its top layer. It's got this very thick plush velvet that completely hides the internal coils so your guests won't be tossing and turning on rigid vinyl all night. The coolest part about this air mattress though, and what I think gives you total peace of mind as a host, is the pump setup. You just turn a dial to whatever firmness you or your guest prefers, hit inflate, and you can just walk away. It takes less than 2 minutes and shuts off automatically. And it even has a secondary pump that quietly monitors pressure overnight. So if air starts to thin out, it tops itself up without waking up anybody, which I think is a real game changer with air mattresses that not everything has. This mattress is a bit chunky, so it can be heavier to lug out of the closet and squeezing every last bit of air out when you fold it back up after your guest leaves can take a bit of extra muscle. And like any air mattress, it does have a bit of a pungent plasticky right out of the box smell. So airing out your air mattress, inflating it, letting it sit for a day if you're able to before guests actually come is a good way to get rid of that smell. But I think these are pretty minor caveats that I was able to overlook. So if you want a quick space-saving way to host visitors without making them suffer on an old couch, the Serta Neverflat is a total lifesaver.三折海绵床垫的长期使用体验
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接下来是一个我以前从未听说过的选项。我的联合主持人 Christine Cyr Clisset 在她自己的公寓里使用折叠海绵床垫作为可靠的客床方案已经超过 5 年了。我们来听听她的经验。
英文原文
>> [music]Next up, an option I had never heard of before. My co-host Christine Sir Cleette has been using a folding foam mattress as a reliable guest bed solution in her own apartment for more than 5 years. Let's hear it.
Christine Cyr Clisset: 我是 Christine。我来告诉大家关于我最喜欢的客床方案。多年来，无论是在 Wirecutter 的工作中还是在个人生活中，我都尝试过很多不同的东西。我锁定了一个我绝对喜爱的解决方案。那就是折叠床垫，也被称为三折床垫（trifold）。对我来说，这真是一个极佳的方案。它由海绵制成，正如名字所示，可以折叠成三段。而且令人意外的是它非常舒服，尤其是与充气床垫相比——我发现充气床垫感觉非常湿冷黏腻，而且通常睡几晚就会漏气。海绵床垫永远不会爆裂或漏气，所以相比充气床垫我也更青睐这一点。我也住在城市公寓里，没有专门的客房，所以我需要一张便携且易于收纳的床。我有两张这样的床垫，它们是 4 英寸厚的 Best Choice Products 三折床垫。好特别的名字。我已经用了它们超过 5 年，它们依然和买来的第一天一样好用。我的客人通常都说在这些床上睡得非常好，有时邻居家里有留宿访客时，我甚至还会把它们借给邻居。
三折床垫也非常多功能。当来了一位客人时，我会把两张叠放在一起，变成一张 8 英寸厚的更高床铺；当有两位客人来访时，我会把它们并排放置。并排摆放时它们可以变成一张特大双人床（King bed），或者你也可以将它们分开，这样两个人就各有一张单人床（Twin-size bed）。当我在上面铺上床垫保护垫和床单后，它们看起来绝对就像普通的床一样，没人能分辨得出来。不过它们体积确实不小。所以如果你的储物空间非常非常紧张，我会说这不是一个好选择。折叠后它们的尺寸大约是 39×25×12 英寸。因此，你确实需要一个相当宽敞的壁橱或其他空间来存放它们。我会把它们收在床底下，这挺合适，但你在入手前应该先考虑好这一点。
英文原文
It's Christine. I am going to tell you about my favorite guest bed option. I have tried a lot of different things over the years for Wire Cutter and just in my personal life as well. And I've landed on one solution that I absolutely love. It's a folding mattress, which is also called a trifold. And for me, this has just been an amazing solution. It's made out out of foam. It folds into thirds, just like the name suggests. And it's surprisingly comfortable, especially compared to an air mattress, which I have found feels really clammy and usually leaks after a few nights. The foam mattress will never pop or leak, so I like that over an air mattress as well. I also live in a city apartment where I don't have a guest bedroom, so I need a bed that's portable and easy to store. I have two of these mattresses. They are the 4-in best choice product trifolds. What a name. And I have used these for over 5 years. They're just as good as the day I bought them. My guests usually say they have a great night's sleep on these beds. and I have even lent them out to my neighbors sometimes when they have guests in town. The trifolds are also really versatile. When one guest visits, I'll stack them on top of each other for a higher bed 8 in thick. And when I have two guests visit, I will put them side by side. They can become a king bed when they're side by side, or you can separate them. So, two people have a twinsiz bed. And when I put a mattress pad and sheets over these, they absolutely look like regular beds. nobody would know. They are pretty big though. So, if you are very very tight on storage space, I would say this is not a good option. They measure about 39x 25x 12 in when they're folded. So, you do need a a pretty decent closet or some other space to store them. I'll store them under my bed, which works, but you should think about that before investing.[music]
日式铺褥（Futon）的便携与透气优势
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几年前，我们的同事 Courtney Schley 为 Wirecutter 网站写过一篇文章，介绍她在国外发现的一种替代充气床垫的方案。那是一篇非常受欢迎的文章。今天她也来到了节目中，与我们分享另一种灵感源自她在日本生活经历的易收纳床品方案。
英文原文
>> [music]A few years ago, our colleague Courtney Schlay wrote an article for the Wire Cutter site about an air mattress alternative she discovered abroad. It was an extremely popular article. So, she's here to tell us about another storeable bedding option inspired by her time in Japan.
Courtney Schley: 我是 Courtney Schley，我是 Wirecutter 的编辑运营兼测试副总监。我认为日式铺褥（Japanese style futon）是一个被严重低估、未被充分利用的招待巧思。大约 15 年前我第一次在日本生活时就爱上了它们。日式铺褥是一种绗缝睡垫。它们通常配有柔软光滑的棉质布套，内部填充有棉花或化纤棉絮。它们的设计初衷就是直接铺在地板或榻榻米上。我一直觉得做工精良的日式铺褥睡起来非常柔软、透气且格外舒适。你常常会在传统日式旅馆里见到它们，所以我对它们有一种非常美好的联想，会让人联想到度假与放松。而且它们的睡感无疑比充气床垫舒服得多，也比海绵床垫凉爽透气得多。
15 年前我们在日本生活时买了一套。我们太喜欢它了，以至于把它带回了美国，真的是装在行李箱里带回来的。从那时起我们一直都在使用它。每当我们需要为客人准备额外的床铺时，我发现它们特别适合蹒跚学步的幼儿。如果孩子长得太大不再适合便携婴儿床（pack and play），但你又没有专门的床给他们，或者担心他们可能会从床垫上滚下来，把他们安置在这上面就非常棒。此外，当我们有成年客人留宿时，他们往往也发现其舒适度超乎预期。而且它们非常容易卷起或折叠收纳在壁橱里，或者也可以塞在床底。它们非常讨喜，我觉得比充气床垫好用得多。[音乐]
英文原文
>> I'm Courtney Schlay and I'm the deputy director of editorial operations and testing at Wire Cutter. I think Japanese style futons are a very underappreciated, underutilized hosting hack. I first fell in love with them when I lived in Japan uh for the first time almost 15 years ago. So, Japanese futons are quilted sleeping pads. They're usually have a soft smooth cotton covering and they're filled with um either cotton or fiberfill. They're meant to just go directly on the floor or on a tatami mat. And I've always found that a nicely made Japanese futon, it's just a very soft and breathable and very cozy way to sleep. You find them commonly in traditional Japanese inn. So I have a very pleasant association with them about, you know, kind of being on vacation and relaxed. And they definitely feel just like way more comfortable than an air mattress, much cooler and more breathable than a foam mattress does. Uh we bought one when we lived in Japan 15 years ago. We loved it so much we brought it back to the States with us, literally in our luggage. Um, and we've used it consistently ever since then. Whenever we need an extra bed for guests, I found they're especially great for toddlers. If you have uh toddlers gotten too big for a pack and play, but you don't have a bed for them or you're worried they might roll off a mattress, it's a great spot to tuck them on. But also, like when we have adult guests, they've really often found them more comfortable than expected. And then they're really easy to just roll up or fold up and stash in a closet or you can slip it under a bed. They're just very charming and I find way better than an air mattress. [music]总结与演职员名单
Kyra Blackwell: 非常感谢我们在 Wirecutter 的所有同事分享你们的待客技巧。[音乐]
希望这些关于如何让留宿客人整夜睡得舒舒服服的新点子能给你带来启发。[音乐] 别担心，我们会在节目简介中包含今天听到的所有产品的链接。今天的内容就到这里，[音乐] 下周见。拜拜。
《The Wirecutter Show》执行制片人是 Rosie Guerin，[音乐] 制片人是 Abigail Keel。工程支持来自 Mattie Maziello 和 Nick Pitman。本期节目由 Katherine Anderson 混音。原创音乐作者包括 Dan Powell、Marian Lozano、Alicia Baetup、Katherine Anderson、Rowan Niemisto 和 Diane Wong。Cliff Levy 是 Wirecutter 的副出版人兼总经理。Ben Frumin 是 Wirecutter 的总编辑。我是 Kyra Blackwell。[音乐] 感谢收听。
英文原文
Thank you so much to all of our colleagues at Wire Cutter for sharing your hosting tips. [music]We hope you're inspired with these new ideas on ways to keep your overnight guests comfortable all night long. [music] And don't worry, we will include links to all of the items you just heard today in our show notes. That's it for us [music] until next week. Bye.
The Wire Cutter Show is executive produced by Rosie [music] Garin and produced by Abigail Keel. Engineering support from Mattie Maziello and Nick Pitman. Today's episode was mixed by Katherine Anderson. Original music by Dan [music] Powell, Marian Lozano, Alicia Beetup, Katherine Anderson, Rowan [music] Nimisto, and Diane Wong. Cliff Levy is Wire Cutters deputy publisher and general manager. Ben Fman is Wire Cutters editorin chief. I'm Kyra [music] Blackwell. Thanks for listening.