凹室

huǒ lú liǎng biān de āo shì li shì shū jià

火炉两边的凹室里是书架。

In the alcoves on either side of the fire were bookshelves.

wǒ men bǎ āo shì gé kāi zuò lìng yī jiān wò shì

我们把凹室隔开作另一间卧室。

We partitioned off the alcove to make another bedroom.