There was a bright wood fire blazing in the large open hearth.

敞开的大壁炉里正燃烧着明亮的柴火。

For a long time, kitchens had been integrated into large living rooms, where people would cook around a big open hearth.

很长一段时间以来，厨房一直被整合到大客厅中，人们会在一个大敞开的壁炉周围做饭。

Indeed, it was of this that he was thinking to-night, as he lay back on his luxurious couch, watching the great pinewood log that was burning itself out on the open hearth.

其实，他今晚所想的就是这个，当时他躺在奢华的沙发上，望着大块的松木在壁炉中慢慢地燃尽。

Those joint living room kitchens of old with the big open hearths and the slap together furniture–they may have been slipshod, but you could have company or watch the kids even while you cooked.

那些旧时的公共起居室厨房， 拥有大型开放式壁炉和简易家具， 也许有些匆忙粗糙，但你可以在做饭的同时与朋友相聚或照看孩子。