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标题: [翻译] Endless Space Wiki: Endless part2
时间: Fri Jun 6 20:12:12 2014
第二篇，这篇会从永恒族母星．托尔的死亡讲到贯串整个游戏的星尘(Dust)的诞生
预计永恒族一共会发四篇，目前正在进行Heros（英雄）部分的翻译
还有上一篇[翻译] Endless Space Wiki: Endless 1 (#1Ja97wCA)
拜托大家一定要帮我看看里面的翻译问题阿......
实在是太多了，这样会不敢拿出去见人的>"<
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Endless Space Wiki 翻译
http://endlessspace.wikia.com/wiki/Endless_Space_Wiki
google文件：http://0rz.tw/oRHT9
我把google文件的权限调到只要有连结的人就能修改
如果要修改的板友，请标明修改段落并留下您的ID
这样以后有机会发布时，我才知道感谢名单要列上哪些人
感谢
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The Death of Tor 托尔的死亡
Due to the complexity of their natural biology and the relative difficulty in
building space-going vessels that contained water atmospheres, the Eaür were
much slower to leave tor and move into space. Instead, they turned their
energy and sciences into more intensive exploration of the planet, digging
ever deeper into the crust and settling in the abysses of the oceans.
因为身体构造较为复杂，且要建造含有水圈的太空船有困难，耶乌尔很晚才离开母星前往
太空。相对的，他们把精力和科学转向对于母星更加透彻的探索，从海洋的深渊处挖进了
地壳。
While the Eaür learned much of high-pressure environments and the extraction
of minerals under extremes of pressure, a time came when the drills and
explosives of their industry disturbed the crust of the planet itself. It
happened in a mine far below the bottom of the deepest sea trench, known as
Beneath-the-Belly-of-the-Leviathan, in a mining operation run by a
corporation called To-Share-the-Bounty. Using fission devices to shift and
fraction large rock plates in order to break them into exploitable chunks, a
fracture was caused that broke open a path to the lava at the planet’s core.
Exploding out under pressure, the magma followed the path of the mine—
obliterating the entire operation and a large undersea city in seconds—and
began to fill Beneath-the-Belly-of-the-Leviathan.
虽然耶乌尔学到许多关于高压环境和处于极大压力下的矿物种类的知识，但当钻头和工业
炸药打扰到这颗星球时，事情发生了。托尔最深的海沟，名为“在利维坦的肚子之下”，
在其底部往下的更深处有个矿场，该矿场由一间名为“分享慷慨”的公司经营，事情就是
从这里发生的。他们用核分裂装置移动并爆裂巨大的岩板，好把岩板破坏成可利用的碎片
。有一个破裂面造成了一条通往充满岩浆的地核的通道，岩浆因为压力而爆发，从矿场造
成的通道冲出来─在几秒内冲掉整个公司及一个巨大的深海都市─并开始填满“利维坦的
肚子下面”。
In a matter of days, the instability spread to several other deep sea
trenches in the same region, and notable increases in water temperatures were
recorded. Leviathans went mad, first in the affected area and then
sympathetically across the entire planet. As entire regions were rendered
uninhabitable and entire populations of sea life were wiped out, the clock
began ticking. It would only be a matter of months before much of the Eaür
homeworld would no longer be habitable.
几天内，不稳定性散布到同区域的几个其他海沟，海水的温度开始显著的上升。利维坦发
疯了，一开始只在受影响的地区，然后这悲惨的景象扩及全星球。全部地方都变得无法居
住，海中生物被一扫而空，末日时钟开始倒数了，距离几乎所有耶乌尔家园都再也不能居
住的时辰只剩大约几个月。
Emergency messages came and went. Full-scale evacuations to land and to space
were triggered in a panic; asteroids were hollowed out, filled with ice that
was melted and purified, and thousands of Eaür were driven inside in
desperate bids to save the species. But time was short and resources were not
infinite. As the seas died over a period of months, millions of Eaür died
with them. Ecological havoc was visited upon the land and sea as storms
ranged, currents changed, and seasons became indistinguishable. When the last
rocket lifted to raise a few thousand more Eaür into a desperately
under-prepared orbital, it left behind millions of dying and dead on a planet
that was a geological catastrophe. The survivors watched from space as fire
and water met, turning their home into a ball of boiling vapor.
紧急讯息不断来去，以陆地和太空为目的的全面撤退造成了悲剧。小行星被挖空、装满了
融化且纯净的冰，数以千计的耶乌尔被赶到里面去，一切都是为了保存种族而做出的孤注
一掷。但时间太短，资源也太少，当大海在数个月后死亡时，数百万的耶乌尔随之一起陪
葬。风暴巨大化、海流流向改变、四季变化消失，而生态浩劫接着造访了大地和海洋。当
最后一支火箭，载着数千名耶乌尔，绝望且毫无准备的发射并进入轨道时，他们把数百万
正在死去和已经死去的同胞留在已经成为地质学灾难的行星上。当水和火冲进他们的家，
使之成为一个沸腾的蒸汽球时，残存者们正从太空中看着这一切。
The impact of these events on the Endless conscious was enormous. While the
loss of a million lives was a misfortune, the destruction of a homeworld was
a catastrophe that resonated through the soul of the species. Songs and tales
rapidly spread concerning the last months of the planet. Across the reach of
the Endless discoveries the message was left everywhere: Spun into perpetual
machine-driven vibrations that would echo forever across the void, memorized
as nursery rhymes to indoctrinate the children, even carved into the faces of
planets in letters as tall as mountains.
这些事件对于永恒族意识的影响非常巨大。虽然失去数百万性命的确很不幸，但家园的毁
灭却是使整个种族的灵魂都为之震动的灾难。描述星球最后一个月的歌曲和故事快速的传
播了出去，只要是永恒族发现并到达过的地方都会留下这段讯息：与由机械永远持续发出
的震颤纺织在一起，成为虚空中永远的回音；如同孩童听的摇篮曲一般的记忆，尽管字母
是刻在星球表面上，与群山一样高（译注：求高手修饰这段讯息）。
The Wars of Alteration 抓交替战争
The Eaür took the adaptation to space with great difficulty. Water-breathing
creatures have heavy and expensive life support systems, and they find the
atmosphere in space colonies to be painfully dry and hard on their epidermis.
A number of major, radical changes to their own biochemistry would be
necessary in order to survive this; and with the help of allies among the
Torian spacefarers they began the arduous process. Augmentations, grafts, and
artificially grown organs helped many survive who may have died, but more was
needed. Decisions were taken by some scientists to adapt the genetic code of
the Eaür to become an entirely new species, no longer dependent on water.
耶乌尔非常难以适应宇宙，这些在水中呼吸的生物依赖又重又昂贵的生命维持装置，而他
们发现太空殖民地的大气对他们的皮肤是令人痛苦的干燥和难受。为了要在这种环境下生
存，他们需要在生化方面做出重大、根本性的改变，还需要那些已经是太空常客的托尔人
盟友的协助。他们就此开始了艰困的工作。人工器官的大规模移植让很多早该死去的耶乌
尔们活了下来，但还有更多人需要。一些科学家决定要改写耶乌尔的遗传密码，使之成为
不需要依赖水的全新物种。
Many of the survivors viewed this as an abomination; the thought of altering
one’s body so fundamentally was an unthinkable and unforgivable act, beyond
treason or apostasy. Arguments became demonstrations, demonstrations became
riots, and riots became wars. But space habitats were still small and
fragile, and the risk of mass suicide or genocide was enormous. Still, it
happened: Alterists on A-Second-Hope attacked a police barracks where a
pro-alteration doctor was imprisoned. The resultant fires consumed the oxygen
supply of the station in a matter of minutes, crippled life support
machinery, and caused the death of over 6,000 displaced Eaür as well as
their Haduns hosts; an anti-Alterist on the hollowed-out asteroid
Thanks-for-Small-Things used mining charges to crack a hole in the part of
the asteroid where the Alterists where living, venting them into space and
causing a ripple effect that destabilized the asteroid crust. The resultant
loss of atmosphere killed most of the population.
许多生还者厌恶这个想法，从根本上改变一个人体的想法不仅不可思议且难以饶恕，这甚
至比叛国或通敌更过分。议论变成了示威、示威变成了暴动、暴动变成了战争。但太空的
居住地仍然又小又脆弱，而集体自杀或屠杀的风险很巨大。最后，事情还是发生了：支持
改变的“第二希望”团体的人攻击一个警局，因为有个支持改变的医生被关在里面。这次
攻击造成的大火在几分钟内就消耗掉了该地方的氧气，并瘫痪了维持生命的机器，造成超
过六千名耶乌尔难民和提供他们住处的哈登斯们的死亡；一个反改变份子在一个名为“感
谢小东西”的挖空小行星内使用矿业炸药把支持改变者住的地方炸出一个洞要把他们扔到
太空去，爆炸却造成了整个小行星壳的不稳定，这导致的大气丧失杀死了大部分的居民。
For those who survived the wars and went ahead with alterations, it only
required a few decades for the accelerated evolution of the Eaür to change
them radically from the people that they had been. An era was passing that
would be looked at and referred to by many names: The Changing, The
Perversion, or the End of Youth.
在这场战争中残存下来的人民朝改变的方向前进，要让耶乌尔从他们原本的身体加速做出
根本性的改变只花了几十年。一个年代就这样过去了，未来会用许多名字来代表这个时期
：改变的年代、颠倒的年代、或是青年期的结束。
The Tragedy of Kyros 凯洛斯的悲剧
By the middle years of the seventh century ME, several hundred exoplanets had
been explored and Endless orbitals circled several dozen that could
potentially be habitable. Many were settled, notably Kyros.
在第七世纪ME的中期，几百个行星外漂流者在数十个永恒族的星系中寻找有潜力居住的地
方，大部分的人都住在凯洛斯。
Kyros was a planet whose environment was so welcoming that it became viewed
by many Torian religions as their promised paradise. They flocked to it in
great numbers, set up communities and nations of competing religions, and
heatedly disputed its purpose, use, and ownership. While fear for the planet’
s ecosystem kept these different groups in check, the rise of a strong and
manipulative leader from within one of the parties spun the society into
self-destruction.
凯洛斯是一个非常宜人的星球，许多托尔人的宗教都把这里当做他们的应许之地。他们大
批大批的聚集而来，设立了社群和国家以做宗教竞争，并狂热的争论该星球的走向、使用
及主权。虽然对于这颗星球生态系的崇敬能限制这些团体的行为，但其中一个团体里有一
个强大且有控制欲的领导人崛起，而这导致了整个社会的自我毁灭。
A brilliant charismatic preacher, Koil, founded a Kyros-is-paradise religion
but with a twist; as he had discovered this Truth he was the Chosen Leader,
and those who Followed would be blessed. It is a well-known fact that once a
leader begins to speak in capital letters things are going to get ugly; and
this was no exception.
柯伊乐，一个优秀又有魅力的牧师，建立了一个把凯洛斯当成天堂的宗教，但不一样的是
该教的真理为他是被选中的领导者，而跟随他的人则会受到祝福。一旦一个领导者开始说
一些致命的话语，那事情就会开始扭曲，这个事实众所皆知、毫无例外。
Koil nevertheless had two saving graces: A real, honest belief that Kyros
must be protected and preserved, and a loving mate, Hoce, who believed deeply
in him and his cause. Several times, when Koil's fanaticisms or political
maneuvers brought the factions to the brink of war, it was Hoce’s diplomacy
and purity who reconciled the leaders of armies.
不过，柯伊乐有两项令人安心的魅力：他真诚的相信凯洛斯会永远受庇护且能永远存留着
，而且他还有一位钟爱且深深相信他及他的目的的伴侣．霍丝。当柯伊乐的宗教狂热或政
治策略把整个派系带到战争的边缘时，霍丝的外交手段及她的纯洁总是能让军队的领导者
们和解。
This was unfortunately a common occurrence, as Koil's belief in the Rightness
of his Cause was unwavering, and his ability to charm, hoodwink, and seduce
neutrals and enemies was enormous. But a time came, of course, when the
growing power of Koil, Lord of Kyros became a threat to the other divisive
factions, and a conflict began that no amount of pleading by Hoce could
resolve.
不幸的是，这种事情一再发生（译注：看不懂），因为柯伊乐对于他目标正当性的信念坚
定不移，而且他吸引、哄骗和诱惑中立及敌对份子的能力十分强大。但该来的总是要来，
当柯伊乐的权力不断增长，凯洛斯之主变成了其他分离派系的威胁，而连霍丝的恳求都无
法消除的冲突就爆发了。
So war came, and Kyros burned, and in his ego and his madness Koil unleashed
the ultimate weapon – Dust that existed only to create Dust, infinitely,
until there was nothing left. The face of the planet turned alive as earth,
buildings, water, and beings were broken down into their elemental parts and
rebuilt as nano-machines.
因此战争来临了，凯洛斯随之陷入火海。因为自身的自尊及疯狂，柯伊乐使用了终极武器
─一种机械粉尘，这种粉尘在把该地所有事物都化为同样的粉尘之前都不会停止运作。这
颗星球上无论是大地、建筑、水和生物都被分解为原子，并被重构成奈米机械。
The last to die was Hoce, still believing, still hoping for the gods
themselves to appear, end the horror, and bless them all. She criss-crossed
the world in an airship built of balloons and solar motors, seeking him,
seeking peace, crying out for her love. It is said that craft that later
visited the planet – without touching down – could hear her voice on the
wind, still calling his name.
最后一个死掉的是霍丝，她仍相信、希望他们的神会出现、终结这场灾难、并祝福他们所
有人。她乘着太阳能驱动的飞船横跨整个世界，寻找他、寻找和平、大声呼唤她的挚爱。
据说，最后一艘造访该行星─但并未着陆─的太空船，能够在风中听到她呼唤他的名字。
Like the loss of Tor itself, this loss of the greatest treasure that they had
yet discovered drove the Endless into adopting an extreme "hands-off" policy
in exploring and exploiting planets and planetary bodies. Already a species
whose population was over 80% off-planet, the Torians moved even further in
the direction of non-intrusive exploration, observation, and
non-intervention. Teyuns became the one and only religion, and their
violation was met with immediate punishment.
就如同失去托尔一样，失去他们所发现最伟大的珍宝使永恒族在探险及开发行星和类行星
体时严格执行一项极端的“交棒”政策。如果一颗星球上已经有一个种族统治超过80%的
地方，那托尔人就只会坐非侵入性的探险、观察，并且不会干涉他们。帖杨司变成唯一的
宗教，违反的行为会立刻受到制裁。
The Recusion 递回
As a result of the Tragedy of Kyros, their process of discovery began to
revolve around a set of rules called "They Must Be Remembered", an extension
of the teyuns, which was based on development of moon-based observation
posts, passive probes, and long term analysis. Planets were only marked as
targets for colonization after decades of research, and in fact most Endless
explorers moved on to discover the wonders of other stars and planets rather
than put up with the ages-long wait until it was determined that one was
declared exploitable.
因为凯洛斯悲剧造成的结果，整个探索的进程以一系列名为“铭记逝者”的规定为中心展
开。这是帖杨司教的延伸，奠基于月面基地观测站、被动探测器及长时间分析的发展。只
有对于一颗行星做数十年的研究后才能把它作为殖民的目标，事实上比起花上毕生来等待
某颗星球宣告能够殖民，大部分的永恒族探险家都继续探索其未知的它星球。
Three centuries of the Endless therefore grew up more in ships, mined
asteroids, and constructed orbitals than on planetary surfaces. Their
physiology began to evolve, as the lack of gravity made fundamental changes
in their bodies.
三个世纪以来，永恒族比起行星表面更常在船舰、小行星矿场和轨道圈上生长。重力的缺
乏根本性的改变了他们的身躯，因此他们的生理开始变化。
As these changes began to alter the fundamental philosophy and morphology of
the Endless peoples, a third thing came along that would be equally
disruptive – a substance known as Dust.
当这种变动开始改变永恒族的基本哲学和型态时，第三件事情发生了，而这将会造成同等
的种族分裂─一种名为星尘的物质。
The Birth of Dust 星尘的诞生
This strange substance that came to dominate the Endless culture had
relatively mundane origins; scientists driven by the problems of the Eaür
developed increasingly miniaturized machines in order to handle the
biophysics of adaptation. What started as micro-machines to assist
under-oxygenated gills or as tiny dermato-prophylactic swarms began to
evolve. They became ever smaller, ever more mobile, ever more adapted to
pulling energy from ambient radiation. Ultimately, they learned to
self-network and self-organize, which had the unexpected side effect of
creating near-infinite networks of intelligent mechanical nodes.
这个掌控了整个永恒族文化的奇怪物质，有个很平凡的来历。当时被耶乌尔的问题搞的焦
头烂额的科学家们研发了改良的微型机器人以处理生体调整工作。这些微型机器人一开始
的工作是协助无水鳃的运作，或预防皮肤疾病，之后这些机器人继续发展。它们变得更小
、更灵活、甚至更能从周遭的辐射中汲取能量。最后，它们能够建构自己的网络及自我组
织，当初并没有想到会创造出几近永久的网络系统或智慧机械节点，这是预期之外的副作
用。
Therefore, what is now commonly known as "Dust" was a mix of different
miniaturized elements that could replicate themselves, self-assemble, and
network. Based on technologies of quantum computing and atomic-level
miniaturization, Dust was capable of simple physical tasks as well as feats
of advanced computing. As large numbers of elements communicated, combined,
and interacted, it could even form sophisticated AI systems that were able to
achieve advanced levels of reasoning and analysis. Its utility and
flexibility became such that Dust was created in enormous volumes and became
an integral component of everyday life.
因此，现在以“星尘”之名为人所知的物质，其实是一堆不同的微小元件的混合，它们能
够自我复制、自我组织及建构网络。星尘以量子运算科技和原子尺度微小化科技为基础，
能够做简单的物理运动及进阶的运算能力。当大量的元件互相传输讯息、结合和影响时，
它甚至能构成精密的人工智能系统，能够做高阶的推理和分析。星尘的性能和灵活度，使
得它被大量生产，并成为日常生活不可或缺得一部分。
At the time of the Endless Space game, Dust is only known as a rare and
priceless resource created by the Endless that appears to give almost
god-like incomprehensible powers to its users. For, as the Endless technology
to handle it was lost, new races will have to discover the secrets within
Dust through experimentation.
在Endless Space游戏时期中，星尘只被当做是永恒族创造的一种稀有且无价得资源，能
给予使用它们的人难以置信而几乎等同神的力量。但是，因为永恒族操纵星尘的科技已经
失落了，新生种族必须透过各种实验来发掘星尘的祕密。
Some people will gain powers that appear to be supernatural due to the
effects of the Dust; they became known as "Heroes" due to their innate
capacity to absorb Dust and exploit its many capacities.
有些人会因为星尘的效果而获得超自然的力量，这些人天生就能吸收星尘并开发它的许多
能力，并被称为“英雄”。
However, as it can vary from a highly sophisticated physical tool to an
advanced AI and could even contain a sleeping "consciousness", as more and
more Dust is gathered together, strange things might happen and strange
effects occur without any control from those Heroes…
然而，因为它能构成高度精密且拥有高阶人工智能的肉体工具，甚至会有“潜意识”，当
越来越多的星尘聚集在一起时，到时就会发生奇怪的事情，且会出现不受这些英雄控制的
奇怪影响……
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