最近无事又把铁血战士系列翻出来看了一遍，对曾经记忆里那个丑陋强大的怪物又有了些新的认识和看法，了解到了他们不仅是杀戮的猎手，也有自己的信仰和准则，越来越喜欢铁血战士的设计了，呵呵。
所以在无聊的时候，翻资料，找到了这个铁血官方的设定资料翻译文稿。在此分享一下。
以下文字转自百度铁血战士贴吧，图自己配的。。。
The Predator
The Predator aliens are characterised by their trophy-hunting of other dangerous species for sport, including humans. Predators are large, sentient humanoid creatures who possess advanced technology such as active camouflage and energy weapons, and are capable of interstellar travel.
铁血战士
铁血战士是狩猎包括人类在内的其他危险种族作为战利品的有特征性的外星种族。他们是（身型）庞大，有感知（能力）的类人生物，他们发展诸如行动伪装，能量武器的先进科技，并且能够（有能力）进行星际间航行。
The creature known as the Predator is a bipedal humanoid creature standing approximately 2.5 metres tall, with the average weight of a male being between 250 and 350 pounds. Most of their bulk is pure muscle with very little body fat, due to their predatory lifestyle and diet. Skin color is generally a pasty yellow or mottled with black spots, and their eye color is similarly yellow or green. On their head the Predator have what appears to be the equivalent of human hair, resembling long black dreadlocks.
电影所展现给我们的是：
被称为铁血战士的这种生物是类人的两足生物，站立时大约有2.5米高，男性物种的平均体重大约在250英镑到350英镑之间。由于他们的狩猎式的生活方式和饮食，他们身躯的绝大部分是纯粹的肌肉和少量的身体脂肪。皮肤颜色基本上是糊状黄色或夹杂着黑色的斑点，并且他们的眼睛的颜色既像黄色也像绿色。铁血战士的脑上似乎也长着相当于人类头发的黑色的长发髻。
While the Predator's body may seem humanoid in general, this cannot be said for its face - having been described as a "mutated crab" in appearance, the Predator possess very distinct facial features. The most prominent of these are four mandibles which protrude from, and surround, a smallish mouth filled with sharp teeth. These mandibles are used for communicating, much like a cat uses its tail to communicate its mood - although Predator also have a verbal language (consisting of growls, clicks and chirps), and are capable of mimicking other verbal languages to a degree.
虽然铁血战士的身体基本上是与人类相似的，但是这个说法并不适合他们那“突变蟹”外貌般的脸，（因此）铁血战士拥有着显著的脸部特征。（脸部）最突出的就是四个凸起的额骨，同时（额骨）环绕着带着尖牙的短嘴。这些额骨是用来交谈的，就好比猫用他们的胡须来传递情绪一样——尽管说铁血战士也有（自己的）口头语言（由大吼，咔嗒，啁啾般的声音组成），但是同时也能够一定程度上的模仿其他（物种的）口头语言
What the Comics and Books tell us:
Predators are known as 'Yautja' in their own language. They have also been referred to as 'Hish', although this may be the name of a certain clan (or even breed) of Yautja. As for their biology, Yautja lifespan is many decades; sometimes as long as 300 years. This longevity suggests that sons live with their mothers for many of these years, as it would take longer for them to mature and fend for themselves. Daughters probably stay with their mothers, to eventually raise their own children and maintain Clan dominance. Individual females would probably birth every few decades and be very particular about the father, but keep no permanent pairing bonds. This would lead to very high competition amongst males.
漫画和书籍透露给我们的：
铁血战士在他们自己的语言里被称为“Yautja”。他们也被成为“Hish”，尽管这可能是
Yautja某个部落的名字（亦或某个亚种的名字）。关于他们这种生物，Yautja的寿命能有好几十载；有时候多达300年。这种长寿暗示着（他们的）子女会和母亲一起生活很多年，因为对于他们来说，长到成年并独自谋生需要更长的时间。女儿很可能留在母亲身边，以最终抚养他们自己的子女并确保部落的统治。女性个体很可能每几十年才分娩（一次），并且对配偶十分挑剔，而且不保持永久的配对关系。这些都导致男性之间的竞争非常激烈。
注：关于是几十年出生一次还是分娩一次，请大家对照漫画和小说解答，这里译为分娩
男性很可能一般都与无（亲缘）关系的同性群居。在这种为交配权高度竞争的环境中，有很多男性甚至从未取得过交配权。这些战败的男性可能会（向胜者）表示效忠。那些获得交配权的男性也一定要已经通过狩猎危险的猎物，获取许多战利品来证明自己。另一种额外的荣耀则来自于他们部落同胞的尊崇——（换言之）男性为地位而狩猎。尽管（人们）相信他们也可能是非常文明的种族，然而Yautja的社会体系却并没有被完全了解。
What the Movies tell us:
Predator culture in general is based on the concept of The Hunt. Whereas humans on earth were agrarian, the Predators never stayed in just one place. Their culture revolves around the concept of hunting and stalking prey. Very similar to a pack mentality, the strongest and most efficient member of the Clan is the leader. This alpha male controls the actions of the group.
狩猎
电影所展现给我们的：
铁血战士的文化是建立在狩猎上观念上的。虽然地球上的人类（社会）曾经是农业化的，但是铁血战士却从未只停留在一个地方。他们的文化以狩猎和偷袭猎物的观念为主要内容。与集团思想非常相似，部落中最强壮最有效率的成员是领导。这位带头大哥掌控着群体的行动。
铁血战士似乎以其他狩猎种族为最具挑战性的目标，这也解释了为什么铁血战士喜欢狩猎人类，另一种非常成功的狩猎种族。作为通向成人的一段经历，每个年轻的男性铁血都要被训练狩猎（未成年人课程也就是我们说的成年仪式），必须狩猎并杀死他们的第一个终极猎物——这些终极猎物被人类称为Xenomorphs或Aliens（其实就是异形啦）。
在仪式中失败将意味着死亡，然而成功意味着未成年铁血（可以）用异形的酸血在前额头标记他们（成为）青年的符号。这种符号即是一种荣耀也是作为某个部落的成员标记（身份证啊）——每一个部落的标记都是独一无二的，而且只有群员才能使用。这个符号也被用来标记和区分部落的飞行器和仪式术语，并且经常题写在猎手的头盔上，以激励年轻的铁血（其实真就挺难直译这段，我就这么顺着情理翻译了）。拥有这种标志的猎手一般在经过一定考核时期后就会成为成年猎手。一旦青年（铁血）们收集到第一个战利品——他们猎杀的猎物的头颅，他们便充满了雄心与骄傲。
While they may seem ruthless or brutal, the Predator warrior's behavior is actually controlled by a code of ethics. This code appears similar to human warriors codes such as bushido and chivalry in that it promotes bravery, martial skill, and loyalty to the pack. Most Predator will not hunt or attack a creature it considers "weak" or unthreatening. When the Predator encounter their prey's females or young, they often spare them, considering it dishonourable to shed the blood of those who cannot defend themselves.
尽管他们（的行为）冷酷又残忍，（但是）铁血战士的行为事实上是有一定准则的。他们的准则类似于人类勇士的准则，比如武士道精神和侠义精神，原因是这样会促进他们的勇敢，武术技巧，和对族群的忠诚。大多数铁血战士是不会狩猎他们认为弱小或没有威胁的生物。
当铁血战士遭遇他们的猎物的女性配偶和幼子时，他们往往（将他们）释放掉，（因为）他们认为猎杀不能保护自己的（生物）是不光彩的。
The Predator WARRIOR class are those who adhere to these beliefs and codes. The Warriors become solo hunters that use their high technology and travel the universe to find honourable hunting.
那些坚持这些信念与准则的铁血（被称为）勇士级铁血。这些勇士都是独自行动的猎人，使用着他们的高科技且穿梭于宇宙中寻找荣耀般的狩猎。
When a member of another species shows a great honour, there has been a mutual respect - but a Warrior would consider this a worthy trophy. The Predator ELDER class are more reasonable. Elders are the greatest Predator that have ever lived - having survived a thousand hunts - and they consider honoured fighters of other species as respected as their own kin. Elders have often let warriors of other species live after they have proven themselves honoured warriors. This usually only occurs if the subject has killed a Predator or fought alongside in battle. There is also a common practice in these cases to maintain honour, by exchange of trophies on both sides.
当另外一个族群的一员展示其巨大荣耀的时候，（他们）会有一个互相致敬（的过程），而且勇士铁血会认为这是个有价值的战利品。长老级铁血则更加明智。长老是有史以来最伟大的铁血战士——从上千次的狩猎中生存下来，而且他们认为其他族群的荣耀战士应和自己族群的（荣耀战士）一样受到尊重。长老经常让其他族群的勇士活下去，只要他们证明过自己是获得殊荣的勇士。这种情况只经常发生在杀死过一个铁血或在战争中并肩作战的对手身上。在这些案例中也有一个普遍的仪式，通过双方交换战利品来维护荣耀。
What the Comics and Books tell us:
There has been a story of a human living in a Yautja community. This came from her fighting alongside an Yautja Elder in a hunt. When he died, the human was accepted by the obvious endorsement of a late elder. She was made a Young Blood class, and therefore, became accepted as an equal.
漫画和书籍透露给我们的：
曾经有一个人类生活在Yautja群落里的故事。故事起源于她与一个铁血长老在一场猎杀中并肩作战。当长老死后，这个人类由于一个资深长老的明确认同而被接纳。她被评为年青年（猎手）等级，并因此被作为一个同等级的铁血战士而被接纳了。
在等级的另一端是Yautja中的败坏成员——他们犯下了诸如谋杀、不光彩性猎杀或失败的罪行。如果被发现不光彩（行为）的Yautja逃避惩罚，那么（他们）将永远不会被原谅。荣耀级Yautja（指那些比普通猎手获取更多猎物，并在各方面更具技巧的铁血）和制裁者（Yautja执法｛者｝，主要由厌倦狩猎的长老组成）有权驱逐视野内的被逐出者。败坏成员将永远不再被接纳并且只能漫无目的的航行。有些败坏成员很邪恶，他们猎杀并奴役其他生物甚至包括其他Yautja。
What the Comics and Books tell us:
It is a common belief that Female Yautja are similar in appearance to males, but are overall larger and in many cases, stronger. Presumably all newborn and infant Yautja, or pups, would begin life at the same size - and with age would grow into their gender's size and shape. However, very little information is obtainable on the females actual appearance.
女性社会
漫画和书籍透露给我们的：
可以肯定的是，女性Yautja在外貌上是和男性Yautja相似的，但是一般来说（体型）要更庞大，并且在许多方面更强大。基本上所有的Yautja新生儿和幼儿刚开始都一样大，并随着年龄的增长长成他们的性征与体型。然而能够得到的女性Yautja实际外观的信息非常少。
It is assumed that Yautja would be attracted to each other enough to initiate sexual relations. All senses are connected to sexual attraction, but the primitive sense of smell is most likely. Yautja can smell the musks of other Yautja, and particularly the "child-bearers musk", which would suggest that females are sexually motivated only during a specific time in their hormonal cycle. Although, human females are permanently in heat, which means they can be sexually motivated at any time - and with the Yautja lifestyle, a male could die on any hunt, so females might need to be able to breed at any moment also.
人们认为Yautja互相之间都能足够吸引对方来发展性关系。所有的感官都与性吸引相连，但主要感官最可能是嗅觉。Yautja能嗅到其他Yautja的体味，尤其是带有携带幼子体味者的，这暗示着女性Yautja有仅仅在她们特定的荷尔蒙排放周期的性冲动。虽然人类女性能永远保持在发情期，这意味着她们任何时候都有性冲动，但是在Yautja的生存方式中，由于男性可能在任何狩猎中死亡，女性Yautja可能也需要在任何情况下都能够（进行）生育。
Not much is known about the actual breeding period. It is assumed only one female in a pack becomes pregnant, usually the dominant female, but sometimes two or more females may breed. In other mammals, including humans, copulation occcurs in a stereotypical way, with one set of female postures and movements and a different set for the males - the only limit is imagination. Considering how ritualistic the Yautja are, this could be how they copulate.
至于（Yautja）真正的生育周期并不是很被了解。人们认为族群里往往只有一个女性怀孕，一般都是女王，但是有时也会有两个甚至更多的女性同时分娩。包含人类在内的其他哺乳动物中，交配以一种固定的方式发生，女性有一套姿势和动作，而男性有一套不同的（姿势与动作）——唯一的限制就是想象力。试想一下Yautja是多么的固守仪式的，这可能就是他们交配的方式。
After conception and birth, daughters would stay with their mothers in the protected environment, to raise their own children and maintain dominance over their clan's territory. Mothers during this time would teach their pups to fight and survive. They are vicious and relentless in the protection of their children, who they keep safe and hunt for.
在怀孕和分娩后，女儿们会和她们的母亲一起呆在被保护的环境中，抚养他们自己的孩子并维持部落境内的统治。在这段时间内，母亲会教授幼子们如何战斗和求生。在保护孩子的时候她们凶猛而不留情面，孩子是她们保持安全和为之打猎的对象。
Females can also hunt for trophies, but it is most likely for different reasons than the males. Dominance may certainly be a factor - but perhaps it is to show their ability to protect their territory, and their own and their sisters children, from enemy female clans.
女性也能够狩猎战利品，但是原因很可能不同于男性。统治可能是确切的一个因素——但也可能是展现她们从敌对部落女性（手里）保卫她们领地，自己和姐妹孩子的能力。
A female clan would be made of many generations of daughters, mothers, and grandmothers. It would be easy to presume that such a clan would be led by a single matriarch. Since females rule over their territory and generally run clan affairs, the Yautja would most likely have a matriarchal society.
一个女性部落会由许多代的女儿，母亲，和祖母组成。很容易推测出，这样的一个部落会由一位单身女族长来领导。自从女性统治着她们的领地并经常处理部落事物，Yautja很可能会有一个母系社会。
Communication
What the Movies tell us:
During the hunt, Predators employ a silent system of gestures to communicate with each other. This body language is very simple and only capable of relating simple messages or ideas. Pushing another's shoulder one handed is a challenge, but shaking a shoulder is a greeting.
交谈
电影所展现给我们的：
在狩猎期间，铁血战士会用一套无声的手势方法来互相交谈。这种身体语言非常简单并且只适用于相关联的简单信息和想法。单手推另一个人的肩膀是提出挑战（挑衅）的（行为），而摇晃自己肩膀则是（表示）问好。
While they don't always communicate using verbal commands, the Predators create different types of basic animalistic sounds. These sounds can range from a growl (which serves as a warning or a sign of amusement) to a roar of fury. A hissing noise translates as either a warning, anger, or surprise; and a short bark can mean anger, outrage, or a command. The trademark Predator clicking growl, rumbled within the throat, can mean either pleasure or curiosity - and a clattering, trilling sound is the equivalent of Predator laughter.
虽然他们不经常使用口头指令交谈，铁血战士却创造了不同类型的基础兽性声音。这些声音从嗥叫（作为一种警告或一个娱乐的信号）到怒号变动。一声嘶嘶声，能够表达警告，愤怒，或惊讶；一声短暂的吠鸣能够表示愤怒，愤慨，或一个指令。铁血标志性的咔咔吼，由喉咙隆隆震动（发出来），即表示满意也表示好奇——同时一个连续清脆的鸟啼般的声音在铁血中相当于笑声。
The head cocked to the side means curiosity or regard, but head and eyes lowered is a sign of submission. As mentioned previously, the mandibles are often used as body language. The lower mandibles spread means aggression, the mandibles flared is a sign of anger, and the back arched and mandibles flared is pure rage.
脑袋靠到一边表示好奇或打量，但是脑袋和眼睛垂下是屈服的象征。
如之前所提到的，这些额骨经常用作肢体语言。下颚骨张开表示侵略（进攻），额骨呈喇叭状展开的时候是（表示）愤怒的信号，并且同时弓背和展开喇叭状额骨的话，表示他们被彻底惹毛了。
What the Comics and Books tell us:
The Yautja also have a complex verbal and written language. The following are Yautja words and their (rough) english translation.
漫画和书籍透露给我们的：
Yautja也有复杂的口头语和文字。下面就是Yautja文字（粗略的）的英文翻译。
从生物学上来说，铁血战士要比一个普通人强壮和快速（这里应该是指奔跑速度）许多，并且拥有闪电般的反应（能力）和娴熟的（狩猎）技巧。他们的血液是绿色的并含有磷酸质，这种性质也许能保护他们抵制来自于他们最喜爱的猎物的腐蚀性血液（难道是在说异形？）。关于他们的感知能力，被认为与人类相似（但是更高端），而且对于铁血战士来说，借用科技更深层次地提高感知力的练习是非常普遍的。对于（生活|居住）环境，铁血战士似乎更喜欢炎热潮湿，并且大气中富含氮的（环境）条件，毫无疑问，这源自于他们在母星的的进化结果。
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