Five meters below the surface of the North Sea, near the southernmost tip of Norway, Europe's first underwater restaurant is nearing completion.

在挪威最南端的北海海面下5米处，欧洲第一个水下餐厅即将完工。

The 110-foot long structure, an oblique¹ concrete slab² that looks like a sunken periscope³, was submerged in July 2018 and work is now underway to complete the interiors, in anticipation⁴ of the public opening in spring 2019.

这座110英尺长的建筑于2018年7月开始动工，外表看来像一个沉没在水中的潜望镜，该建筑目前正在进行内部装修，预计2019年春天对外开放。

The restaurant, called Under, is the design of Norwegian outfit⁵ Snohetta, which has made a name for itself with projects such as the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, the Oslo Opera House, the National September 11 Memorial Pavilion and the renovation⁶ of Times Square in New York.

这个名为Under的餐厅由斯诺赫塔建筑事务所设计。该设计所之前设计过埃及亚历山大图书馆、奥斯陆歌剧院、国家纪念馆、纽约时代广场改造等项目。

When finished, the structure will accommodate about 100 guests with a total internal area of about 500 square meters (5,300 square feet) set over three levels, offering unique underwater views of the surrounding marine⁷ environment through a 11-meter (36 feet) wide panoramic⁸ window.

水下餐厅共有三层，建成后可容纳100名游客，内部面积约500平方米（5300平方英尺）。11米（36英尺）宽的全景窗口在周围海域形成了一个独特的水下景观。

The restaurant was built in about six months on a barge⁹ near the coast, then towed into position -- about 600 feet away -- with a heavy-lift vessel¹⁰.

这家餐馆在海岸附近的一艘驳船上建造了大约六个月，然后用一艘重型起重船拖到了大约600英尺外的位置。

To submerge the structure, containers filled with water were placed inside, before securing it to the sea floor with a total of 18 anchoring points.

为了将该建筑置入海中，要将装满水的容器放入其内部，并用18个锚点将其固定在海底。