In the deepest parts of the overworld, where silverfish scuttle about and the air tastes stale, you’ll find that the character of the rock changes. The intense heat and pressure exerted on the stone at this level changes its structure, making it tougher and more resilient. We call this rock “deepslate”, and it’s our block of the week!

在主世界的最深处，蠹虫横行而空气陈腐的地方，你会发现石头的性质改变了。这里的高温高压导致了石头的结构改变，更加粗糙、坚韧，我们称之为深板岩，这就是本周的方块！

Deepslate is a relatively new discovery. Mojang’s geology team first encountered it in late 2020, showing it off during Minecraft Live 2020. It was originally named “grimstone”, but after a while we opted for a different approach. Brandon Pearce, gameplay developer, explains:

深板岩是相对较近的发现。Mojang的地质团队在2020年下半年第一次发现了它，在2020的Minecraft Live中展示了它。它原本被称作“grimstone”，但是过了一会，我们选择了另一个方向。Brandon Pearce，游戏设计师解释道：

The reason is that we felt the name "grim" had too many connotations to a feeling rather than describing what it is. Generally, we don't enforce feelings, as they should be up to player interpretation. Because of this, we opted for a name that describes the journey it took to get, as well as the location in the world. It also more accurately represents that it is a type of slate. It's important that we follow our design principles in the game, even if grimstone sounds cooler.

原因是我们认为“grim”比较倾向于让人联想到一种感受，而不是形容他本身的性质。通常，我们不会认定方块给人的感受，这应该取决于玩家的想法。因此，我们选择了一个描述找到它需要经历的旅程的词，同时也表达了它在世界中实际的位置。这也相当准确的表达了它是板岩的一种。重要的是：即使“grimstone”听起来更酷，我们根据了设计目的命名。

—— Brandon Pearce, Gameplay Developer

Deepslate can be found beginning at y-level 8, and by the time you get to y-level 0 it makes up almost the entirety of the solid blocks. Mine it out with a pickaxe and you’ll get cobbled deepslate, which can be smelted back into deepslate in a furnace or blast furnace.

深板岩可以在y轴8格的位置开始被找到，直到y轴0格的位置，基本所有地方都会被它充满。用镐子挖掘它，你就可以得到深板岩圆石，可以在熔炉中被煅烧，重新变回深板岩。

As you’re digging through the deepslate, you’re still likely to encounter the ores that you find above – they just take longer to mine, because the rock surrounding them is harder. Be wary, though – if a block of deepslate crumbles quickly under your pick, it’s probably full of holes dug by silverfish, and these strange creatures will likely attack.

当你在深板岩中挖掘时，你很可能遇到上图所示的矿物——他们需要更长时间才能被挖掘，因为包裹他们的石头更加坚硬。当心，如果一个深板岩在你挖掘时非常迅速，那它大概充满了被蠹虫挖出的小洞，而这些奇妙的生物很可能会攻击你。Mojang’s geology teams are still investigating the area where deepslate is found, and several of those teams have gone missing recently. Survivors that did make it back arrived babbling about huge, ancient, palace-like structures deep underground, some sort of shrieking plant, and a terrifying darkness that can only be escaped by staying totally silent. It’s probably just their imagination, so once they calm down a bit, we’ll send them back down again to investigate further.

Mojang的地质学团队仍然在调查那些发现深板岩的地区，并且最近一些队伍已经失踪。那些有幸回来的人含糊不清的提到了在很深的地下中，有一些巨大古老的类似宫殿的结构，还有某种会尖叫的植物，以及只有保持绝对沉默才能逃离的恐怖的黑暗，这大约是他们的幻象，所以我们会在他们冷静下来后，让他们继续调查更远的地方。

In the real world, deepslate is just called “slate” and forms in much the same way as it does in Minecraft - far below the ground, under conditions of extreme heat and pressure. In a few places, though, that slate has been heaved upward through the process of plate tectonics, and so you’ll find it at on the surface in a few countries – Spain, Wales, Brazil, China, and Australia.

在现实世界中，深板岩则被叫做“板岩”，并且他的形成也与Minecraft中差不多——在很深的地下中受到高温和高压而形成，不过在一些地方，板岩随着板块运动过程而被向上抬升，因此你能在西班牙、威尔士、巴西、中国和澳大利亚的地表发现它们。
Slate’s crystal structure makes it form into sheets that can be separated using special tools. The smoothness and flatness of these sheets, combined with the way they don’t absorb much water, make them really useful in roofing and floor tiles. Slate was also used in many early electrical equipment, as it doesn’t conduct electricity and is fireproof.

板岩的晶体结构使得它变为片状，并且可以用特殊工具使其分开，这些板岩片的光滑和平整的特性，再加上几乎不吸水，使得他们非常适合修建屋顶或者地板砖。板岩同样用于电气设备，因为板岩不导电并且防火。
In Minecraft, deepslate is mainly decorative. But that doesn’t stop you from making roofing and floor tiles out of it for a rustic countryside mansion feel. The only limit is your imagination!

而在Minecraft中，深板岩主要是用于装饰，但这不妨碍你用深板岩来修建屋顶和地砖，以此来得到淳朴乡村宅邸的感觉，唯一的限制就是你的想象力。

【CitricAcid 满床迷离译自官网 2022 年 05 月 19 日发布的 Block of the Week: Deepslate；原作者 Duncan Geere】【本文排版借助了：SPXX v2.4.7】