上海“深坑酒店”露真容 The world's first 5-star hotel in a quarry is under construction

The world's first 5-star hotel in a quarry(矿坑) is under construction(建设) in Shanghai. The site was an abandoned(废弃的) quarry which is more than 80 meters deep(深).

上海五星“深坑酒店”露真容 The world's first 5-star hotel in a quarry is under construction

The hotel will be called Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental or the Shimao Pit Hotel(世茂深坑酒店). The pit hotel is designed(设计) by(由) the very team(团队) that designed the world famous(著名的) 7-star hotel Burj Al Arab in Dubai.

And here's what they started with:

Here's what they are going for...

词汇 Words:

[jiàn shè] 建设 construction
[tuán duì] 团队 team
[fèi qì de] 废弃的 abandon
[shēn] 深 deep
[zhù míng de] 著名的 famous
[shè jì] 设计 design

重点词汇 Key word:

星 <名词 n.>

    Star; heavenly body
    E.g. Tiān shàng de xīngxīng shǔ bù qīng。
    天上的星星数不清。
    There are countless stars in the sky.

    Star-shaped thing; star
    E.g. Zhè ge chéngshì de wǔ xīng jí bīnguǎn tàiduō le。
    这个城市的五星级宾馆太多了。
    The city has a superfluity of five-star hotels.

    Famous figure; glamorous celebrity
    E.g. Tā hái huànxiǎng zhe zìjǐ néng chéngwéi liú xíng gēxīng。
    她还幻想着自己能成流行歌星。
    She has some cockeyed delusions about becoming a pop star.