十大真相 - 《Minecraft》：英語精讀講義

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

Minecraft實際上最初是以另一款名為RubyDung的遊戲形式開始的。

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

除了受到一款名為《矮人要塞》的免費城市建造遊戲影響外，關於這款遊戲的資訊並不多。

While Notch was working on RubyDung 文法

當Notch在開發RubyDung時，

he found another game titled Infiniminer.

他發現了另一款名為Infiniminer的遊戲。

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

Infiniminer是一款開源的多人方塊沙盒建造和挖掘遊戲，

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

它與後來的Minecraft共享了許多相似的特徵。

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

Minecraft這個名字是在一個IRC聊天室裡，一位與Notch聊天的用戶建議的。

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（當個創世神：石之秩序）。

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

這是該遊戲的第一個版本，以及當時發佈的影片，那時它只被稱為Cave Game（洞窟遊戲）。

Only 4 days later on May 17th, 2009,

僅僅4天後，在2009年5月17日，

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

遊戲的第一個alpha版本向公眾發佈。

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

這張圖片被認為是用戶分享的第一個遊戲內創作，

only 49 minutes after the game was released.

就在遊戲發佈僅僅49分鐘後。

And 2 and 1/2 hours after release,

而在發佈兩個半小時後，

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

第一個遊戲內的8位元瑪利歐像素藝術被創作出來並分享了。

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

如果你稍微接觸過Minecraft的遊戲社群，

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

你很可能聽說過Herobrine。

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

這是一個關於遊戲內角色的都市傳說故事，

which looks exactly like the protagonist Steve

它的外貌和主角Steve一模一樣，

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

唯一的區別是它的眼睛全是白色的。

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

不同的消息來源稱，Herobrine最早出現在4chan或Minecraft論壇上，

sometimes in mid to late 2010.

時間大概在2010年中後期。

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

從那時起，它獲得了極大的歡迎和大量的追隨者，

creating various mods, texture packs, skins,

人們創造了各種模組、材質包、外觀，

and other game content to bring Herobrine to life. 慣用語

還有其他的遊戲內容，來讓Herobrine在遊戲中活過來。

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

它變得如此受歡迎，以至於連遊戲的創作者和開發者

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

都開始在遊戲中加入關於它的小暗示和彩蛋。

For example, in several patch updates,

例如，在幾次更新檔中，

they've added the line "Herobrine removed"

他們加上了「移除Herobrine」這行字，

or in the Xbox 360 version of the game,

或者在Xbox 360版本的遊戲中，

there's a loading screen note that reads,

有一條載入畫面的提示寫道：

"We think 4j Studios has removed Herobrine,

「我們覺得4j Studios已經移除了Herobrine，

but we're not too sure." 語氣意圖

但我們不太確定。」

However, like almost every other creepypasta story,

然而，就像幾乎所有其他的都市傳說故事一樣，

it's all a work of fiction. 片語搭配

這完全是虛構的。

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

遊戲的原始碼中沒有任何東西表明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不在遊戲中，

and that there are no plans for a future implementation.

並且未來也沒有將它加入的計畫。

The creeper is a very iconic creature in Minecraft,

苦力怕是Minecraft中極具標誌性的生物，

but it was actually created by mistake. 片語搭配

但它實際上是一個意外的產物。

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

苦力怕的誕生是因為在製作豬的模型時，長度和高度被意外顛倒了，

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

結果變成了一個高大身軀和短小腿部的模型。

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

Notch很喜歡這個模型的樣子，並給它加上了綠色的材質，

and so the creeper was born. 表達脈絡

於是苦力怕就此誕生。

All the creatures in the game are genderless.

遊戲中的所有生物都是沒有性別的。

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

甚至主角Steve也不是男性、女性或雙性。

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

Steve這個名字實際上只是Notch開玩笑提出的建議，

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

但這個名字卻深入人心，並被廣泛使用至今。

If you want to be accurate,

如果你想準確一點，

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

Steve應該只被稱為「玩家」。

Minecraft is pretty huge.

Minecraft非常龐大。

I mean like really huge. 表達脈絡

我是說真的非常巨大。

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

它大到你可以說它是無限的，

and no one would be the wiser. 慣用語

且沒有人會察覺到有什麼不對。

However, that is technically not true.

然而，這在技術層面上並不準確。

The map itself might be infinite, 文法

地圖本身可能是無限的，

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

但玩家可以互動和行走的地圖部分卻不是。

One block in Minecraft equals 1 m,

Minecraft中的一個方塊等於1公尺，

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. 片語搭配

你可以在任何給定的方向上走大約3000萬個方塊。

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

也就是在Z軸和X軸上都有6000萬公尺。

That equals 3.6 quadrillion square meters,

這等於3.6千萬億平方公尺，

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

比地球表面大7000倍。

Beyond this edge, world generation is drastically simplified.

超出這個邊緣，世界生成將被大幅簡化。

You'll fall right through blocks,

你會直接穿過方塊掉下去，

and the game will most likely crash.

而遊戲則很有可能會崩潰。

There have been some ridiculously amazing 文法

這些年來，出現了一些令人難以置信

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

且顯然極其耗時的Minecraft作品。

Here are a few examples. 表達脈絡

這裡有幾個例子。

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

電視劇《權力遊戲》中的君臨城。

A computer inside Minecraft using redstone.

一台在Minecraft裡用紅石製作的電腦。

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

《魔戒》宇宙中的一座大城市。

Mirror's Edge.

《靚影特務》（Mirror's Edge）。

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

電視劇《星際大爭霸》中星艦的比例模型。

And an original Minecraft world called Imperial City.

還有一個名為Imperial City的Minecraft原創世界。

When you create a new Minecraft world,

當你建立一個新的Minecraft世界時，

you do not only create one world, 文法

你不僅僅建立了一個世界，

but three.

而是三個。

The default world or dimension is called the Overworld.

預設的世界或維度被稱為主世界（Overworld）。

Then by using portals,

然後透過使用傳送門，

you can travel to two other dimensions.

你可以前往其他兩個維度。

These were in the beginning

這些在最開始

supposed to be representations of heaven and hell. 文法

本來應該是天堂和地獄的象徵。

However, only the latter made it into the game 講解

然而，只有後者被加入了遊戲，

in the form of the Nether.

也就是下界（Nether）。

The third dimension,

第三個維度，

which was originally going to be called Sky Dimension, 文法

原本打算叫天域（Sky Dimension），

turned into a world called The End, 片語動詞

變成了一個被稱為終界（The End）的世界，

the homeworld of the Endermen.

也就是終界使者（Endermen）的故鄉。

And if you've played Minecraft,

如果你玩過Minecraft，

you should know it's anything but heaven. 慣用語

你應該知道那裡絕非天堂。

If you open up the texture for Zombie Pigman,

如果你打開殭屍豬人的材質檔案，

you'll find a hidden message written on it.

你會在上面發現一條隱藏的訊息。

The message is a thank you note from Notch

這條訊息是Notch寫的一封感謝信，

to the original creator of the skin.

致謝這款外觀的最初創作者。

And while speaking of textures, 表達脈絡

說到材質，

three of the pictures featured on paintings in the game

遊戲中畫作裡展示的三張圖片，

are from the game Counter-Strike.

是出自遊戲《絕對武力》（Counter-Strike）。

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

人們認為Minecraft成功的原因之一是遊戲的不斷更新。

New content is added frequently,

新內容頻繁加入，

which keeps the game alive. 慣用語

保持了遊戲的活力。

But because of the constant updates,

但也正是由於不斷的更新，

there are bound to be ideas 文法

肯定會有一些想法

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

未能進入遊戲的當前版本，

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

有時你難免會想知道為什麼。

For example, Gears was a block

例如，齒輪（Gears）是一個方塊，

that was supposed to be added to the game, 文法

本應該被加入到遊戲中，

but for unknown reasons, 片語搭配

但出於未知的原因，

they never did and most likely was replaced by redstone.

他們並沒有這樣做，並且它很可能被紅石替代了。

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

齒輪本該有什麼功能目前不得而知，

and the file has since been completely removed 文法

這個檔案也已經完全

from the current versions of the game.

從當前版本的遊戲中移除了。

Another feature was lanterns.

另一個特性是燈籠。

Just like torches, 表達脈絡

就像火把一樣，

you could hold a lantern in your hand,

你可以把燈籠拿在手裡，

but unlike torches,

但與火把不同的是，

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

你不需要把燈籠放下來它就能發光，

meaning you could walk around at night

這意味著你可以在晚上拿著裝備好的燈籠到處走，

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

並且能清楚地看到周圍。

Emerald ore was never supposed to be in the game,

綠寶石礦石原本不打算出現在遊戲中，

but was changed from the previous idea of Ruby ore

但在實裝的最後階段，它取代了之前紅寶石礦石的想法，

at the last stages of implementation

因為一位開發者很難分辨

because a developer had trouble spotting the difference 片語搭配

紅寶石礦石

between Ruby ore and redstone.

和紅石的區別。

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

紅寶石礦石的材質仍然可以在遊戲檔案中找到，

and it's unknown

目前尚不得知

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

它在未來是否會被使用。

Also in the texture files of the game,

同樣在遊戲的材質檔案中，

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

似乎有椅子和桌子的材質，

leading many players to believe 文法

這讓許多玩家相信

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

在某個時候，家具本來也是要加入到遊戲中的。

But don't worry,

但別擔心，

many of these dropped or on hold ideas and features 慣用語

這些被放棄或被擱置的想法和特性中，有很多

can still be added today by using mods.

今天依然可以透過使用模組來加入。

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

如果你不想跟著唱也沒關係。

But if you do, 文法

但如果你願意，

I promise you

我向你保證

you will feel like you belong. 語氣意圖

你會找到歸屬感的。

Don't get me wrong, 語氣意圖

別誤會，

we're not saying

我們並不是在說