十大真相 - 《我的世界》：英语精读讲义

Minecraft actually began in the form of another game titled RubyDung. 短語搭配

Minecraft实际上最初是以另一款名为RubyDung的游戏形式开始的。

Not much is known about the game other than that it was influenced by a city-building freeware game called Dwarf Fortress. 語法

除了受到一款名为《矮人要塞》的免费城市建造游戏影响外，关于这款游戏的信息并不多。

While Notch was working on RubyDung 語法

当Notch在开发RubyDung时，

he found another game titled Infiniminer.

他发现了另一款名为Infiniminer的游戏。

Infiniminer was an open source multiplayer block-based sandbox building and digging game

Infiniminer是一款开源的多人方块沙盒建造和挖掘游戏，

sharing many similar features with what would later become Minecraft. 語法

它与后来的Minecraft共享了许多相似的特征。

The name Minecraft came about when a user in an IRC chat room with Notch suggested it. 短語動詞

Minecraft这个名字是在一个IRC聊天室里，一位与Notch聊天的用户建议的。

But originally Notch wanted to call it Minecraft Order of the Stone.

但最初Notch想把它叫做Minecraft: Order of the Stone（我的世界：石之秩序）。

This is the first ever version and released video of the game then only titled as Cave Game.

这是该游戏的第一个版本，以及当时发布的视频，那时它只被称为Cave Game（洞窟游戏）。

Only 4 days later on May 17th, 2009,

仅仅4天后，在2009年5月17日，

the very first alpha version of the game is released to the public. 短語搭配

游戏的第一个alpha版本向公众发布。

This image is believed to be the first ever in-game creation shared by a user 語法

这张图片被认为是用户分享的第一个游戏内创作，

only 49 minutes after the game was released.

就在游戏发布仅仅49分钟后。

And 2 and 1/2 hours after release,

而在发布两个半小时后，

the very first in-game sprite art in the form of an 8-bit Mario was created and shared.

第一个游戏内的8位马里奥像素艺术被创作出来并分享了。

If you're even slightly involved in the Minecraft gaming community, 短語搭配

如果你稍微接触过Minecraft的游戏社区，

it's very likely you've heard about Herobrine.

你很可能听说过Herobrine。

It's a creepypasta story about the character in the game

这是一个关于游戏内角色的都市传说故事，

which looks exactly like the protagonist Steve

它的外貌和主角Steve一模一样，

with the exception of the eyes which are completely white. 短語搭配

唯一的区别是它的眼睛全是白色的。

Different sources state that Herobrine either started on 4chan or the Minecraft forums 語法

不同的消息来源称，Herobrine最早出现在4chan或Minecraft论坛上，

sometimes in mid to late 2010.

时间大概在2010年中后期。

Since then, it's achieved an enormous popularity with a large following

从那时起，它获得了极大的欢迎和大量的追随者，

creating various mods, texture packs, skins,

人们创造了各种模组、材质包、皮肤，

and other game content to bring Herobrine to life. 習語

还有其他的游戏内容，来让Herobrine在游戏中活过来。

It got so popular that even the game's creators and developers 語法

它变得如此受欢迎，以至于连游戏的创作者和开发者

started making little hints and Easter eggs towards it. 文化背景

都开始在游戏中加入关于它的小暗示和彩蛋。

For example, in several patch updates,

例如，在几次补丁更新中，

they've added the line "Herobrine removed"

他们加上了“移除Herobrine”这行字，

or in the Xbox 360 version of the game,

或者在Xbox 360版本的游戏中，

there's a loading screen note that reads,

有一条加载界面的提示写道：

"We think 4j Studios has removed Herobrine,

“我们觉得4j Studios已经移除了Herobrine，

but we're not too sure." 語氣意圖

但我们不太确定。”

However, like almost every other creepypasta story,

然而，就像几乎所有其他的都市传说故事一样，

it's all a work of fiction. 短語搭配

这完全是虚构的。

There's nothing in the source code of the game to indicate Herobrine's existence, 語法

游戏的源代码中没有任何东西表明Herobrine的存在，

and Notch has officially said himself that Herobrine is not in the game

Notch本人也曾正式表示，Herobrine不在游戏中，

and that there are no plans for a future implementation.

并且未来也没有将它加入的计划。

The creeper is a very iconic creature in Minecraft,

苦力怕是Minecraft中极具标志性的生物，

but it was actually created by mistake. 短語搭配

但它实际上是一个意外的产物。

The creeper came about when the length and height of a pig model was accidentally inverted

苦力怕的诞生是因为在制作猪的模型时，长度和高度被意外颠倒了，

resulting in a tall midsection with small legs. 表達脈絡

结果变成了一个高大身躯和短小腿部的模型。

Notch liked the look of the model and added a green texture to it,

Notch很喜欢这个模型的样子，并给它加上了绿色的材质，

and so the creeper was born. 表達脈絡

于是苦力怕就此诞生。

All the creatures in the game are genderless.

游戏中的所有生物都是没有性别的。

Even the main protagonist Steve is neither male or female or both. 語法

甚至主角Steve也不是男性、女性或双性。

The name Steve was actually just suggested as a joke by Notch,

Steve这个名字实际上只是Notch开玩笑提出的建议，

but the name stuck with players and has been widely used ever since. 講解

但这个名字却深入人心，并被广泛使用至今。

If you want to be accurate,

如果你想准确一点，

Steve should be referred to only as the player. 短語搭配

Steve应该只被称为“玩家”。

Minecraft is pretty huge.

Minecraft非常庞大。

I mean like really huge. 表達脈絡

我是说真的非常巨大。

It's so huge that you could say it's infinite

它大到你可以说它是无限的，

and no one would be the wiser. 習語

且没有人会察觉到有什么不对。

However, that is technically not true.

然而，这在技术层面上并不准确。

The map itself might be infinite, 語法

地图本身可能是无限的，

but the part of the map the player can interact with and walk on is not.

但玩家可以互动和行走的地图部分却不是。

One block in Minecraft equals 1 m,

Minecraft中的一个方块等于1米，

and if you stand in the center of the world,

如果你站在世界的中心，

you will have approximately 30 million blocks in any given direction. 短語搭配

你可以在任何给定的方向上走大约3000万个方块。

That's 60 million meters in both the Z and X axis.

也就是在Z轴和X轴上都有6000万米。

That equals 3.6 quadrillion square meters,

这等于3.6千万亿平方米，

7,000 times larger than the surface of the Earth. 語法

比地球表面大7000倍。

Beyond this edge, world generation is drastically simplified.

超出这个边缘，世界生成将被大幅简化。

You'll fall right through blocks,

你会直接穿过方块掉下去，

and the game will most likely crash.

而游戏则很有可能会崩溃。

There have been some ridiculously amazing 語法

这些年来，出现了一些令人难以置信

and obviously time-consuming Minecraft creations over the years. 短語搭配

且显然极其耗时的Minecraft作品。

Here are a few examples. 表達脈絡

这里有几个例子。

The city King's Landing from the TV series Game of Thrones.

电视剧《权力的游戏》中的君临城。

A computer inside Minecraft using redstone.

一台在Minecraft里用红石制作的电脑。

One of the large cities from the Lord of the Rings universe.

《指环王》宇宙中的一座大城市。

Mirror's Edge.

《镜之边缘》。

A scale model of the starship from the TV series Battlestar Galactica.

电视剧《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》中星舰的比例模型。

And an original Minecraft world called Imperial City.

还有一个名为Imperial City的Minecraft原创世界。

When you create a new Minecraft world,

当你创建一个新的Minecraft世界时，

you do not only create one world, 語法

你不仅仅创建了一个世界，

but three.

而是三个。

The default world or dimension is called the Overworld.

默认的世界或维度被称为主世界。

Then by using portals,

然后通过使用传送门，

you can travel to two other dimensions.

你可以前往其他两个维度。

These were in the beginning

这些在最开始

supposed to be representations of heaven and hell. 語法

本来应该是天堂和地狱的象征。

However, only the latter made it into the game 講解

然而，只有后者被加入了游戏，

in the form of the Nether.

也就是下界。

The third dimension,

第三个维度，

which was originally going to be called Sky Dimension, 語法

原本打算叫天域（Sky Dimension），

turned into a world called The End, 短語動詞

变成了一个被称为末地（The End）的世界，

the homeworld of the Endermen.

也就是末影人的故乡。

And if you've played Minecraft,

如果你玩过Minecraft，

you should know it's anything but heaven. 習語

你应该知道那里绝非天堂。

If you open up the texture for Zombie Pigman,

如果你打开僵尸猪灵的材质文件，

you'll find a hidden message written on it.

你会在上面发现一条隐藏的信息。

The message is a thank you note from Notch

这条信息是Notch写的一封感谢信，

to the original creator of the skin.

致谢这款皮肤的最初创作者。

And while speaking of textures, 表達脈絡

说到材质，

three of the pictures featured on paintings in the game

游戏中画作里展示的三张图片，

are from the game Counter-Strike.

是出自游戏《反恐精英》。

Part of Minecraft's success is believed to be because of the game's constant updates.

人们认为Minecraft成功的原因之一是游戏的不断更新。

New content is added frequently,

新内容频繁加入，

which keeps the game alive. 習語

保持了游戏的活力。

But because of the constant updates,

但也正是由于不断的更新，

there are bound to be ideas 語法

肯定会有一些想法

that never made it into the current version of the game,

未能进入游戏的当前版本，

and sometimes you just have to wonder why. 語氣意圖

有时你难免会想知道为什么。

For example, Gears was a block

例如，齿轮（Gears）是一个方块，

that was supposed to be added to the game, 語法

本应该被加入到游戏中，

but for unknown reasons, 短語搭配

但出于未知的原因，

they never did and most likely was replaced by redstone.

他们并没有这样做，并且它很可能被红石替代了。

It's not known what function Gears would have had, 語法

齿轮本该有什么功能目前不得而知，

and the file has since been completely removed 語法

这个文件也已经完全

from the current versions of the game.

从当前版本的游戏中移除了。

Another feature was lanterns.

另一个特性是灯笼。

Just like torches, 表達脈絡

就像火把一样，

you could hold a lantern in your hand,

你可以把灯笼拿在手里，

but unlike torches,

但与火把不同的是，

you did not have to place the lantern for it to shine, 語法

你不需要把灯笼放下来它就能发光，

meaning you could walk around at night

这意味着你可以在晚上拿着装备好的灯笼到处走，

with the lantern equipped and be able to see just fine. 語法

并且能清楚地看到周围。

Emerald ore was never supposed to be in the game,

绿宝石矿石原本不打算出现在游戏中，

but was changed from the previous idea of Ruby ore

但它取代了之前红宝石矿石的想法，

at the last stages of implementation

这一改动发生在实装的最后阶段，

because a developer had trouble spotting the difference 短語搭配

因为一位开发者很难分辨

between Ruby ore and redstone.

红宝石矿石和红石的区别。

The texture of Ruby ore can still be found in the game files,

红宝石矿石的材质仍然可以在游戏文件中找到，

and it's unknown

目前尚不得知

whether or not it will be used in the future. 語法

它在未来是否会被使用。

Also in the texture files of the game,

同样在游戏的材质文件中，

there seems to be textures for a chair and a table,

似乎有椅子和桌子的材质，

leading many players to believe 語法

这让许多玩家相信

furniture was at some point supposed to be added to the game. 短語搭配

在某个时候，家具本来也是要加入到游戏中的。

But don't worry,

但别担心，

many of these dropped or on hold ideas and features 習語

这些被放弃或被搁置的想法和特性中，有很多

can still be added today by using mods.

今天依然可以通过使用模组来加入。

It's okay if you don't want to sing along. 短語動詞

如果你不想跟着唱也没关系。

But if you do, 語法

但如果你愿意，

I promise you

我向你保证

you will feel like you belong. 語氣意圖

你会找到归属感的。

Don't get me wrong, 語氣意圖

别误会，

we're not saying

我们并不是在说