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When you’re out on your own, far away from the safety of your little dirt house, what you really need is a good ally. Perhaps a trusty companion and/or a noble steed? Well, prepare yourself for your new best friend! It’s a horse, a creature that somehow manages to be more popular than I am, according to lead developer Jens. Unbelievable, I know!
当你独自外出探险时，离开了你那舒适安全的泥土小屋，有一个好助手应该是必须的。也许是一位能博得信任的伴侣和/或者一匹骏马？好嘛，为你自己最好的新朋友做好准备吧！它是匹马，一种不知为何比我还要受欢迎的生物，看看下面首席开发人员Jeb的说法吧。你肯定会出乎意料的！

“马！将马添加进来是这段时间以来占有重要地位的。每一个人都想要马，而且马也存在于MoCreatures MOD之中，所以我们咨询了一下MOD的开发人员，问一下我们能否得到他的帮助，使用MOD中的模型和代码花最短的时间将马添加进游戏。在最后，我们完成了所有东西。而且我们会在下一次的更新中修改一下模型。所以马会变得更加Minecraft一点。经修改过后的马会变得比其他动物还富有细节的多，所以我们将会通过简化来使马变得更方块化。”
—— Jens Bergensten

Oooh, exciting! But, HAY! Don’t gallop off just yet - I have some WILD horse facts for you. Sit down and let me TAIL you everything you need to know about the horse. Tom's going to be furious when he sees I've filled this paragraph with delightful horse wordplay. I'm NEIGH bothered.
哇哦，真令人激动不已呀！但是，咳！现在你还无法骑马哦 - 下面是给你的一些在自然界中马的事实。坐下，让我来告诉你你需要知道的关于马的所有事。当Tom看见我用令人愉悦的关于马的文字游戏完成这一段时，他会怒不可遏的。我会被马嘶鸣声打搅的。

The horse is a calm and confident compatriot out in the Minecraft wilds. Found in herds of two-to-six, they roam the plains and savanna biomes chomping on grass and swishing their swishy tails. But this life is an ambling, unfocused one, and the proud horse is a creature worthy of far greater adventure. Although before you can go riding off into the sunset, you need to know a few things.
马在Minecraft世界中是一种平静又自信的动物。你可以在2-6只一群马中发现，它们漫步在平原和热带平原生物群系之中，吃着鲜嫩的青草，摇摆着它们的尾巴。但是这种生活只是养老又随意而已，骄傲的马就是值得去参与更远地方冒险的动物了。不过在你能骑着马离开，一直骑到落下的夕阳之前，你还需要知晓一些事儿。

Firstly, horses come in a variety of colours and markings. Most herds will be of the same colour, but that’s not to say there aren’t some variables between each individual. Horses come with a set of unique characteristics affecting their health, movement speed and jump strength. Some of these steeds can jump five blocks high!
首先，马有形形色色的颜色和花纹。大多数下在一伙马群中的马会是同一种颜色，但那也不表明每一匹马都一模一样没有异处。马也会有一些独特特征会影响到他们的健康值、移动速度和跳跃高度。其中有一些马能跳过5个方块这么高！

Arguably most important, however, is their temper. Each horse has a temper and this will affect how easy it is for you to tame them. To tame a horse, approach it with an empty hand and then just jump on up! The horse might, er, throw you around a bit - best wear some diamond elbow pads or something - but persistence is the key. If you want to make it easier to tame a particularly grumpy pony, it’s a good idea to feed it some delicious treats! A pro life hack right there: food is the answer to all of your problems. Literally every single one. Hungry? Use food! Run out of food? Use food! Can't write an article about horses? Take three months off and eat food instead! Worked for me! Kinda!
但是按理来说，最重要的那就是它们的脾气了。每一匹马都有它们独一无二的脾气，这会影响你驯服它们的难度。为了驯服一只马，你需要用一只空手悄悄靠近它，然后骑在它身上！这只马也许没多久就会把你甩下去 - 最好的穿着就是一些钻石护肘或者另外之类的东西 - 但重在坚持。如果你想要使驯服一只特别脾气特别差的马，喂给它吃一些美味的食物是个好办法！一个专业的生存者会说：食物是解决你所有问题的钥匙。确实每个简单问题的答案就是这个。饿了吗？吃！用完了食物？吃！写不出一篇关于马的文章？花三个月时间然后吃！这对我还真就有点用！的确有那么一点！

Horses have a dark side though, so beware. Try to make sure the horse you’re attempting to tame consists of more than just a skeleton, and also isn’t green and rotting. Plus, bonus tip, it’s always good to check that the horse isn’t already being ridden by a skeleton archer that’s trying to kill you. Generally you shouldn’t try to tame things that are trying to kill you. Now you know!
马也有它黑暗的一面，所以务必小心一点。尝试确定你要驯服的马浑身上下只有骨头（骷髅马）， 并且 身体也不是充满了腐烂的绿色（僵尸马）。而且一个额外提示，检查这只马是否有一个骷髅射手骑在身上总是有益的，因为它要击杀你。渐渐地，你应该不再会出现尝试驯服要杀你的一些玩意儿。现在你总算知晓了！

Anyway, watch out for that horse revamp in the future and remember: always wear a helmet. And diamond elbow pads. And a shirt saying 'Emily is da BEST'.
总而言之，请关注未来关于马的更新并牢记：一直戴着头盔。还有钻石护肘。和一句短小精悍的名言：“Emily是最棒的！”

【AzZ丶许愿 译自官网 2017 年 10 月 02 日发布的 Meet The Horse；原作者 Emily Richardson】
【本文排版借助了：SPX】