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Minecraft’s badlands are one of the most popular biomes in the game, and for good reason. The glorious multi-coloured canyons and mesas make for a stunning backdrop, while the sandy plains in between provide easy navigation and flat land for building. The weather is pretty great too. If you can find a badlands biome, it’s one of the best places to set up home.
Minecraft中的恶地是游戏中最受欢迎的群系之一，这有充足的理由。绚丽多彩的峡谷和台地交织成了这里令人惊叹的景色，而其中夹杂着的沙地平原则为寻找方向和建筑提供了方便。这里的天气也很不错。如果你能找到一片恶地群系，这将会是你安家的绝佳地点。

Players first saw Minecraft’s badlands in a tweet from Jeb in 2013, where he referred to them as “disco mountains”. They became a part of the game shortly after that - in October 2013’s The Update that Changed the World. Originally the biome was called “Mesa”, but it was renamed to “Badlands” in 2018’s Update Aquatic.
在2013年玩家们第一次在Jeb的一条推文中看到了恶地，当时Jeb称它为“ 迪斯科山 ”。那之后不久，在2013年十月份“改变世界的更新”中 —— 恶地正式成为了游戏的一部分。这种群系最初被称为“ 平顶山 ”，但它在2018年的水域更新中被改名为“ 恶地”。

You’ll recognise a badlands biome instantly when you come across one. Look for large flat-topped mountains made of multicoloured terracotta, with red sand covering the land in between. They’re rather rare, but more likely to be found next to desert and savannah, so if you’re hunting for one then that’s a good place to start.
你能够在见到恶地群系时一眼辨认出它。只需要寻找由彩色陶瓦构筑成的，夹杂着红沙平原的平顶山地形即可。它们相当稀有，但更容易在沙漠或热带草原的边缘被找到，所以如果你在寻找这样一个群系的话，这会是一个很好的入手处。

There’s not a whole lot of flora to be found – you’ll come across plenty of cacti and dead bushes, but only the occasional patch of trees and grass. If you’re moving into a badlands biome, then it’s a good idea to bring some saplings and seeds with you to set up an orchard and garden. Water is also rather rare, which can make large-scale farming more difficult – but grand rivers can sometimes be found, slicing through the landscape.
在这种群系中不存在太多植被 – 你会遇到很多仙人掌和枯死的灌木，但树木和草丛难得一见。如果你想把家搬进恶地群系，那么随身携带一些树苗和种子来建立树场和花园是个不错的主意。在这里水资源也很稀有，这使得大规模的农业生产变得比较困难 – 但有时你也能在这片群系中找到穿越而过的大河。

You’ll also find few wild animals. Badlands biomes are home to no passive mobs, like sheep, cows, pigs, or chickens. Even rabbits, which eke out a living in desert biomes, stay away from badlands. The same isn’t true of hostile mobs like spiders, skeletons, zombies, and creepers, which will quite happily spawn in large numbers if you don’t light up the area around your home.
你还会发现这里的野生动物也很稀少。恶地群系不会生成被动型生物，像是羊，牛，猪，或是鸡。甚至是能够在沙漠群系中顽强求生的兔子，也会与恶地保持距离。但像是蜘蛛，骷髅，僵尸，苦力怕的敌对生物却并非如此，如果你不把你家周围照亮的话，他们会很开心地在你家周围大量生成。

So why would you want to move there? One word – gold. There is much more gold ore to be found in badlands than in any other biome, and it generates much closer to the surface. As you’re exploring, you’ll undoubtedly come across abandoned mineshafts, where former travellers have dug out large underground tunnels in search of treasure.
那你为什么要搬到那里去呢？只因一个词 – 黄金。在恶地你能找到比在其他群系中更多的金矿石，它们要比其他群系更贴近地表生成。在你探索的过程中，你一定能遇到废弃矿井，先前的旅行者们在那里挖掘大型地下矿道来找寻财富。

As well as the standard badlands biome, there are five variations that can be found. Badlands plateaus are large, flat-topped hills with steep edges and narrow canyons. Modified badlands plateaus are a little smaller, with harsher terrain. If you need wood, search out a wooded badlands plateau – where oak trees have colonised the top of a hill, or a modified variant, which still has trees but not so many.
除了标准的恶地群系外，还有五种不同的恶地变体可以被找到。恶地高原由边缘陡峭，峡谷狭窄的平顶山构成。恶地高原变种则面积更小，地形更恶劣。如果你需要木材，可以寻找繁茂的恶地高原 – 那里的山顶被橡树覆盖，或是繁茂的恶地高原变种，那里也有树不过数量较少。

Finally, the eroded badlands biome is the most spectacular of all – with large, narrow spires called “Hoodoos” that mimic the stunning rock formations found in the real world in places like Utah, Alberta, Turkey, Armenia, Taiwan, and Serbia. These spires are formed by erosion – gradual smoothing of soft rock by wind, rain, and ice, over millions of years.
最后，被风蚀的恶地是所有这些变种中最为壮观的 – 这种群系中有被称为“ Hoodoos ”的巨大而狭窄的尖顶山，以现实世界中在犹他州、阿尔伯塔省、土耳其、亚美尼亚、台湾和塞尔维亚等地发现的壮观地形为原型。这些尖顶山是受风化形成的 – 风，雨，冰数百万年的共同作用使得岩石逐渐平滑。

One last useful thing to know is that it never rains in badlands biomes, making lightning strikes impossible. The sky will still darken during stormy weather, and lightning can hit the river biomes that cut through badlands, but as long as you stay in the red, sandy terrain you shouldn’t ever get struck by lightning.
你所需要知道的最后一件有用的事是恶地从不下雨，这让雷击变得不可能发生。虽然雷雨天气发生时天空仍会变暗，闪电依然能击中穿过恶地的河流群系，但你只要一直待在红沙地里，闪电就不可能击中你。

Have you made the badlands your home, either by building a free-standing house or digging into one of the mesas? Tweet us a photo at @minecraft! We’d love to see it!
无论是建造独立的房子或是在平顶山闭上打洞，你是否在恶地中建了家呢？请把截图发送到推特上并@minecraft！我们会很高兴看到它们！

【xiang_xge译自官网 2021 年 07 月 08 日发布的 Around the Block: Badlands；原作者 Duncan Geere】
【本文排版借助了：SPX】

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DEEP DIVESAround the Block: Badlands
群系漫游：恶地
Actually pretty goodlands!
其实是个好地方！


Minecraft’s badlands are one of the most popular biomes in the game, and for good reason. The glorious multi-coloured canyons and mesas make for a stunning backdrop, while the sandy plains in between provide easy navigation and flat land for building. The weather is pretty great too. If you can find a badlands biome, it’s one of the best places to set up home.
Minecraft中的恶地是游戏中最受欢迎的群系之一，这有充足的理由。绚丽多彩的峡谷和台地交织成了这里令人惊叹的景色，而其中夹杂着的沙地平原则为寻找方向和建筑提供了方便。这里的天气也很不错。如果你能找到一片恶地群系，这将会是你安家的绝佳地点。


Players first saw Minecraft’s badlands in a tweet from Jeb in 2013, where he referred to them as “disco mountains”. They became a part of the game shortly after that - in October 2013’s The Update that Changed the World. Originally the biome was called “Mesa”, but it was renamed to “Badlands” in 2018’s Update Aquatic.
在2013年玩家们第一次在Jeb的一条推文中看到了恶地，当时Jeb称它为“ 迪斯科山 ”。那之后不久，在2013年十月份“改变世界的更新”中 —— 恶地正式成为了游戏的一部分。这种群系最初被称为“ 平顶山 ”，但它在2018年的水域更新中被改名为“ 恶地”。


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You’ll recognise a badlands biome instantly when you come across one. Look for large flat-topped mountains made of multicoloured terracotta, with red sand covering the land in between. They’re rather rare, but more likely to be found next to desert and savannah, so if you’re hunting for one then that’s a good place to start.
你能够在见到恶地群系时一眼辨认出它。只需要寻找由彩色陶瓦构筑成的，夹杂着红沙平原的平顶山地形即可。它们相当稀有，但更容易在沙漠或热带草原的边缘被找到，所以如果你在寻找这样一个群系的话，这会是一个很好的入手处。


There’s not a whole lot of flora to be found – you’ll come across plenty of cacti and dead bushes, but only the occasional patch of trees and grass. If you’re moving into a badlands biome, then it’s a good idea to bring some saplings and seeds with you to set up an orchard and garden. Water is also rather rare, which can make large-scale farming more difficult – but grand rivers can sometimes be found, slicing through the landscape.
在这种群系中不存在太多植被 – 你会遇到很多仙人掌和枯死的灌木，但树木和草丛难得一见。如果你想把家搬进恶地群系，那么随身携带一些树苗和种子来建立树场和花园是个不错的主意。在这里水资源也很稀有，这使得大规模的农业生产变得比较困难 – 但有时你也能在这片群系中找到穿越而过的大河。


You’ll also find few wild animals. Badlands biomes are home to no passive mobs, like sheep, cows, pigs, or chickens. Even rabbits, which eke out a living in desert biomes, stay away from badlands. The same isn’t true of hostile mobs like spiders, skeletons, zombies, and creepers, which will quite happily spawn in large numbers if you don’t light up the area around your home.
你还会发现这里的野生动物也很稀少。恶地群系不会生成被动型生物，像是羊，牛，猪，或是鸡。甚至是能够在沙漠群系中顽强求生的兔子，也会与恶地保持距离。但像是蜘蛛，骷髅，僵尸，苦力怕的敌对生物却并非如此，如果你不把你家周围照亮的话，他们会很开心地在你家周围大量生成。


So why would you want to move there? One word – gold. There is much more gold ore to be found in badlands than in any other biome, and it generates much closer to the surface. As you’re exploring, you’ll undoubtedly come across abandoned mineshafts, where former travellers have dug out large underground tunnels in search of treasure.
那你为什么要搬到那里去呢？只因一个词 – 黄金。在恶地你能找到比在其他群系中更多的金矿石，它们要比其他群系更贴近地表生成。在你探索的过程中，你一定能遇到废弃矿井，先前的旅行者们在那里挖掘大型地下矿道来找寻财富。


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As well as the standard badlands biome, there are five variations that can be found. Badlands plateaus are large, flat-topped hills with steep edges and narrow canyons. Modified badlands plateaus are a little smaller, with harsher terrain. If you need wood, search out a wooded badlands plateau – where oak trees have colonised the top of a hill, or a modified variant, which still has trees but not so many.
除了标准的恶地群系外，还有五种不同的恶地变体可以被找到。恶地高原由边缘陡峭，峡谷狭窄的平顶山构成。恶地高原变种则面积更小，地形更恶劣。如果你需要木材，可以寻找繁茂的恶地高原 – 那里的山顶被橡树覆盖，或是繁茂的恶地高原变种，那里也有树不过数量较少。


Finally, the eroded badlands biome is the most spectacular of all – with large, narrow spires called “Hoodoos” that mimic the stunning rock formations found in the real world in places like Utah, Alberta, Turkey, Armenia, Taiwan, and Serbia. These spires are formed by erosion – gradual smoothing of soft rock by wind, rain, and ice, over millions of years.
最后，被风蚀的恶地是所有这些变种中最为壮观的 – 这种群系中有被称为“ Hoodoos ”的巨大而狭窄的尖顶山，以现实世界中在犹他州、阿尔伯塔省、土耳其、亚美尼亚、台湾和塞尔维亚等地发现的壮观地形为原型。这些尖顶山是受风化形成的 – 风，雨，冰数百万年的共同作用使得岩石逐渐平滑。


One last useful thing to know is that it never rains in badlands biomes, making lightning strikes impossible. The sky will still darken during stormy weather, and lightning can hit the river biomes that cut through badlands, but as long as you stay in the red, sandy terrain you shouldn’t ever get struck by lightning.
你所需要知道的最后一件有用的事是恶地从不下雨，这让雷击变得不可能发生。虽然雷雨天气发生时天空仍会变暗，闪电依然能击中穿过恶地的河流群系，但你只要一直待在红沙地里，闪电就不可能击中你。


Have you made the badlands your home, either by building a free-standing house or digging into one of the mesas? Tweet us a photo at @minecraft! We’d love to see it!
无论是建造独立的房子或是在平顶山闭上打洞，你是否在恶地中建了家呢？请把截图发送到推特上并@minecraft！我们会很高兴看到它们！

【xiang_xge译自官网 2021 年 07 月 08 日发布的 Around the Block: Badlands；原作者 Duncan Geere】
【本文排版借助了：SPX】