They rented some spare kitchen space to steam the crabs, hired a few drivers.

他们租了一些空余的厨房空间来蒸螃蟹，雇了几个司机。

But for some, it's not a matter of choice – it might be the only spare space in their home where they can work.

但对于一些人来说，这不是一个选择问题——这可能是他们家中唯一可以工作的空闲空间。

I also decided to let you guys in on my best kept secret, and that is that all spare cupboard space in my kitchen is used for storing my many books.

我还决定让你们知道我最重要的秘密，那就是我厨房里所有多余的橱柜空间都被用来存放我的许多书。