极致浪漫：塞纳河边惊现摩天轮胶囊旅馆

 　　French architects are planning to build a "water wheel hotel" on the banks of the Seine, which resembles the London Eye but with “room capsules” that would rotate constantly.

　　法国的设计师们打算在塞纳河边建造一座“水上摩天轮旅馆”，其造型与英国的伦敦眼相肖，不同之处是，前者设有不断旋转的“胶囊套房”。

　　The “wheel hotel” will turn constantly at a slow speed, powered by batteries charged by the current of the river and making one complete rotation¹ every half hour.

　　这座“摩天轮旅馆”会以每小时一轮的速度不断的低速旋转，动力来自一组电池组，由塞纳河水流发电提供电能。

　　The views from its 19 rooms will change as the 12ft cylindrical² pods move.

　　这座摩天轮旅店设有19个房间，高12英尺，巨轮带动房间旋转的过程中，其中旅客看到的景象也有所不同。

　　极致浪漫：塞纳河边惊现摩天轮胶囊旅馆

　　It is made of wood and it will only take four days to assemble or dismantle³ it, so it could be transported by barge⁴ and re-erected elsewhere on the river.

　　这座摩天轮旅馆是由木材建成，组装和拆卸都只需要花费四天的时间，需要的木材可以用驳船运输，还可以在塞纳河边别的地方重新搭建起来。

　　The pods will be soundproofed and will have water mist fire prevention systems similar to those used in Eurostar trains.

　　这些胶囊套件将设有隔音装置，并配备有与欧星列车相似的水雾防火器。

　　A night in the wheel is to cost about 300 euros.

　　在这个摩天轮旅馆度过一夜的价格约为300欧元。

1 rotation   

n.旋转；循环，轮流

参考例句：

• Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.农作物轮作有助于防止水土流失。
• The workers in this workshop do day and night shifts in weekly rotation.这个车间的工人上白班和上夜班每周轮换一次。

2 cylindrical   

adj.圆筒形的

参考例句：

• huge cylindrical gas tanks 巨大的圆柱形贮气罐
• Beer cans are cylindrical. 啤酒罐子是圆筒形的。

3 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

4 barge   

n.平底载货船，驳船

参考例句：

• The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
• Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。