First glimpse of China's £225mn luxurious 'quarry hotel' that has opened inside an abandoned pit
豪华“深坑酒店”一瞥，耗资2.25亿英镑，建在废弃采石场上
China's latest luxury hotel yesterday opened inside an abandoned quarry after nearly a decade of construction.
历时近10年的建设，最新豪华酒店昨日在一处废弃采石场内开业。
InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, a much-anticipated £225 million project, is built onto one side of an 88-metre-deep (289-foot-deep) pit in the south-western outskirts of the financial hub.
万众期待的上海佘山世茂洲际酒店，耗资2.25亿英镑，建在上海西南郊88米(289英尺深)深坑内。
Dra down the rocky pit as if a glitzy waterfall, the 17-storey, 336-room hotel has two floors above the ground and 15 floors underneath, including two lowest levels that are submerged in a man-made pond.
这座17层、拥有336间客房的酒店坐落在岩石坑下，仿佛是一道耀眼的瀑布。地上两层，地下15层，其中有两层在人工池塘下。
Although the hotel's opening ceremony was held yesterday, guests will only be able to check in from next Tuesday, according to a spokesperson.
一位发言人表示，尽管昨天已经举行酒店开业典礼，但从下周二开始客人才能入住。
Most of its rooms look out to an artificial waterfall on the other side of the quarry; and the deeper it goes, the more lavish the rooms are.
大部分客房都可以看到采石场另一侧的人工瀑布，越低层房间越豪华。
In the underwater suites, guests would be able to observe schools of fish outside their window while enjoying full butler service.
在水下套房，客人将能观看到窗外的鱼群，同时享受管家式服务。
A seafood restaurant, called Mr Fisher, is located one floor below the water level.
在水下一层，有一家名叫Mr Fisher的海鲜餐厅。
The hotel also boasts a series of adventurous activities, including rock climbing, kayaking and a stroll on a glass-bottomed footpath, as well as a nightly light show.
酒店还提供一系列冒险活动，包括攀岩、皮划艇和在玻璃栈道漫步，以及夜间灯光表演。
In a city renowned for its shiny skyscrapers, the quarry hotel emerges as a unique 'groundscraper', an edifice built downwards into the ground instead of upwards towards the sky.
在这座以摩天大楼闻名的城市里，采石场酒店以独特的“摩地大楼”形象出现，这是一座向下（地面）而不是向上（天空）建造的建筑。
Its deepest level is nearly 700 metres (2,297 feet) lower than the top floor of the J Hotel, which is set to be the highest hotel in the world and is also under construction in Shanghai.
该酒店的最底层比上海中心J酒店的顶楼低近700米(2297英尺)。J酒店将成为全球最高的酒店，目前正在建设中。
The spectacular hotel, more widely known as the 'deep pit hotel' to the locals, is situated at the foot of Shanghai's Tianma Mountain. The quarry it is in was first excavated in 1950s and deserted in 2000.
这座壮观的酒店位于上海天马山脚下，当地人更熟知的名字是“深坑酒店”。它所在的采石场于1950年代首次开采，2000年被废弃。
The idea of building a high-end resort there was proposed in 2006 by Xu Rongmao, chairman of the hotel's developer Shanghai Shimao Group.
2006年，该酒店开发商上海世茂集团董事长许荣茂提出了在上海建设高端度假酒店的想法。
After visiting the derelict quarry, Mr Xu, who had been to many 'crazy' hotels around the world, wondered if he could build an even crazier one in the open pit.
在参观了废弃的采石场后，曾去过世界各地许多“疯狂”酒店的许荣茂想知道自己能否在露天矿场建造一家更疯狂的酒店。
'[I] want to turn the city's scar into its treasure,' Mr Xu told Shanghai-based Jiemian News last year.
去年许荣茂对上海《界面新闻》表示，我想把这座城市的伤疤变成财富。
Shimao purchased the land in 2006 and ground was broken in 2009.
世茂集团于2006年购买了这块土地，2009年破土动工。
Nine years and two billion yuan (£225 million) later, Mr Xu's dream has finally come true.
历时年，耗资20亿元(合2.25亿)之后,许荣茂的梦想终于成真。
For the building's architects from London-headquartered firm Atkins, to design a building 'that is essentially upside down' has proven to be a pioneering experience.
对于总部位于伦敦的阿特金斯建筑事务所的建筑师来说，设计一个“本质上是颠倒的”建筑是一种开创性的体验。
The hotel's unusual settings make it possible for the team to design environmental-friendly features. One of them is the hotel's ventilation.
酒店不同寻常的位置使该团队能够设计出环保的特色，其中之一就是酒店的通风系统。
Because there is a pond at the bottom of the quarry, the air outside the bottom of the hotel is cooled by the water.
Therefore, architects have made it possible for the cooler air to be drawn into the building at the deeper floors. As the air is warmed up by people and equipment inside the building, it will get warmer and then rise through the building to vent out at the top floor above the ground, creating a natural air circulation.
由于采石场底部有一个池塘，酒店底层外面的空气会被水冷却。建筑师使较冷的空气可以从底层吸入建筑。当建筑内部的人员和设备使空气变暖时，空气会上升到地面上方的顶层，形成自然的空气循环。
On the other hand, some of the rock face is exposed in the interior of the building, providing an ideal thermal mass to help regulate the building's temperature.
另外，一些岩石表面暴露在建筑内部，提供了理想的热质量来帮助调节温度。
On the official booking app of InterContinental Hotels Group, rooms can be booked from December 1 and onwards at a starting nightly price of 3,325 yuan (£371).
在洲际酒店集团的官方预订应用程序，可以从12月1日起开始预定房间，每晚的价格为3325元(合371英镑)。
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译文来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/46556.html 译者：Jessica.Wu
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KRSone, London, United Kingdom, 5 days ago
They could build something similar in California, now that it has burnt down.
加州也建过类似的建筑，现在已经被烧成平地了。
ryan lee, Surabaya, Indonesia, 5 days ago
So classy and elegant building architecture....well done
优雅上档次的建筑架构，做得好！
escapedtheEU, St Georges, Grenada, 5 days ago
It looks like "International Rescue's" old HQ !
看起来像"雷鸟国际救援组织"的旧总部!
sheshields, South Shields, United Kingdom, 5 days ago
hope there were no fatalities in its construction
希望建造过程中没有人员伤亡。
sheshields, South Shields, United Kingdom, 5 days ago
wonder if anyone was killed undergoing its construction
不知在建造过程中是否出了人命。
VoiceInLoonyLondon, London, United Kingdom, 5 days ago
Wonderfully creative. I hope our government has some of this vision to turn all those brownfield sites in Britain into something useful.
非常有创意。希望我们的政府能把英国所有的棕地（棕地是被遗弃，闲置或不再使用的前工业和商业用地及设施）变废为宝。
Confundido, Tulsa, United States, 5 days ago
Genius! What a great use of abandoned land. Makes me smile.
天才!废弃的土地得到了很好的利用！点赞！
SuperM, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom, 6 days ago
Only downside...it's in China! :-)
唯一的缺点是位于!
LisaLAd, London, Morocco, 6 days ago
Can you imagine whats in that water.
你能想象那水里有什么吗?
Jack Zimm, Manhattan NYC, United States, 6 days ago
China is such am amazing county. Future leader of the world.
是一个令人惊叹的国家，未来的世界领袖。
boredbymodernlife, Somewhere., United Kingdom, 6 days ago
Stunning....I just hope it is built better than some of their roads and bridges that tend to implode.
惊人....我只希望它比他们的一些道路和桥梁建设得更好，这些道路和桥梁往往会发生坍塌。
Shamrock2014, Bardouhah, Fiji, 6 days ago
Let's face it: China has now the best in modern architecture.
面对现实吧:现在拥有最好的现代建筑。
StacyS, New York, United States, 6 days ago
Looks nice in the enhanced photos but I don't trust their construction work.
美化过的照片看起来不错，但我信不过他们的施工质量。
Geeabee, Dorset, United Kingdom, 6 days ago
Looks like a Bond villains lair, awesome!
看起来像007里的反派巢穴，太棒了!
slimandy, cheam, United Kingdom, 6 days ago
Stunning. Almost unreal.
令人惊叹，几乎不真实。
Elsa Doan, oakland, United States, 6 days ago
I must say the hotel look beautiful but I like nature more. The rich destroy the natural landscape. Young generation don't get to see the old mountain landscape.
不得不承认这家酒店看起来很漂亮，但我更喜欢大自然。富人破坏了自然景观。年轻一代将看不到古老的山川风景。
Dubi Yave, Coventry, United Kingdom, 6 days ago
That's a cover for a hidden nuclear reactor if ever I saw one.
这是一个隐藏核反应堆的掩护。
Expat, in Portugal, 6 days ago
Where do all the drains go?
下水道都去哪儿了?
Mr Gemini, Out In These London Streets, United Kingdom, 6 days ago
But you don't show the sweatshops in China...
你咋不展示的血汗工厂……
Pedro Conejo, Kermit Texas, United Kingdom, 6 days ago
Cost recouped just from appearing in feature films. I wonder which will be the first film to feature it (didn't read the article, btw, so maybe that's already stated).
就靠拍电影都能收回成本。我想知道哪部电影会是首部以该酒店为场景的电影。
Deelad62, Dundee, United Kingdom, 6 days ago
Horrible country. They have a festival every year where dogs are killed in the most excruciating ways. Makes me sick thinking about it
可怕的国家。他们每年都有一个节日，在这个节日里，狗被以最残忍的方式杀死。我一想到就觉得恶心。
Huang Long, Southampton, United Kingdom, 6 days ago
I'm going back to Shanghai in 2020 so will definitely look into staying here.
我将在2020年回到上海，会考虑留下来。