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Too many players die in Minecraft on a regular basis because they insist on using a sword. I get it – swords are easy to craft, simple to use, and it looks very skilful when you’re able to take a creeper out in melee range without having to deal with a messy cleanup afterward.
很多玩家偏执地使用剑，并因此死亡——我明白，剑易于制作，易于使用。想想就好——用剑干掉一个苦力怕，还不用收拾烂摊子。

But there’s a better way of fighting mobs – a cleaner, safer, smarter way. Allow me to introduce you to our item of the week – the arrow.
不如试试一种更好的方式——一种更干净、更安全、更睿智的方式。所以今天就让我来介绍本周物品——箭。

Arrows have been a part of Minecraft since the very beginning. Since 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST, released in September 2009, to be exact – which also also added creepers, zombies, skeletons and pigs. When first added, arrows were infinite and you could fire one by pressing the “tab” key on the keyboard.
很久很久以前，箭就是这个游戏的一部分了。它加入时是在2009年9月发布的 0.24_生存测试 —— 准确来说 —— 和苦力怕、僵尸、骷髅和猪一起。刚加入的时候，箭是无限多发，任你怎么射都行。如果你想，还能按Tab单发。

Today, pressing “tab” just shows you a list of players you can shoot arrows at, and to do that you’ll need a bow or crossbow – which are crafted with sticks and string (plus a tripwire hook and an iron ingot for the crossbow).
今天，按下tab键只会显示一个你可向他们射箭的玩家列表。要射箭，你需要一把弓或者一把弩。合成弩需要木棍、线、还有铁锭和绊线钩。

Once you’ve got a bow or crossbow, you’ll need some arrows. Skeletons and strays drop them on death, and so do pillagers if you’re playing Bedrock Edition. You can also trade for arrows with fletcher villagers, barter with Piglins, find them in chests, or craft them out of a flint, a stick and a feather.
当你得到了弓或者弩，你就需要点箭。干掉骷髅和流浪者就可以。如果你是基岩版，干掉掠夺者也行。你还可以和制箭师或者猪灵交易、在箱子里找到箭，或者用燧石、木棍和羽毛合成箭。

Got your arrows? Got something to fire them with? Great! Load your bow or crossbow with one. Then either let go of the button again (for a bow) or press it once more (for a crossbow) to fire it off. Did you hit something? If not, don’t worry - you can go over and pick the arrow up again. If you did hit your target, though, then you won’t be able to pick the arrow up again. It’s gone forever. Sorry.
你拿到箭了？还拿到了能射它们的东西？好极了！把你的一支箭搭上你的弓或者弩吧。想射出去？如果你用的是弓，那就松开你的鼠标；如果你用的是弩，那就再点一次。正中靶心了吗？没有？别担心，走过去捡过来就是了。打中了？那就跟你的箭说再见吧，它消失了。抱歉~

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You’ll quickly find that arrows are a much safer way of clearing out mobs than a sword – particularly in the Nether where many dangerous creatures can fly. If fully charged in a bow, an arrow will do 9-10 damage, and when fired from a crossbow it’ll do 6-11 damage (and also fly further and faster). Enchanting your bow or crossbow can enhance its damage further, and there’s even an enchantment that provides infinite arrows. Very handy.
你很快就会明白箭比剑清理怪物更安全的道理——尤其在下界会有诸如恶魂这种会飞的怪物。如果拉满弓，一发就可以造成9-10点的伤害。如果是从弩上面射出去的，那就变成了6-11点（而且比弓射出去的箭更快更远！），附魔你的弓或弩可以附加更多伤害。甚至还有种叫无限的附魔，只要你有弓和一支箭就有无限的箭，方便极了。

Want to go a step further? Tip your arrows with potions so that they deliver those potion effects to their target! In Java edition, you can surround a potion with arrows in a crafting grid to tip them all. In Bedrock edition, you can also use your arrows on a cauldron that contains a potion.
你还想更进一步？把你的药水抹到箭上，这样就可以把药水效果传给你击中的目标了。在Java版，你可以用8支箭和你想要抹到箭上的对应属性的滞留药水来合成8支药箭。在基岩版，你还可以用右键灌满药水的炼药锅来给你的箭抹上药水。

Finally, if you’re playing Java Edition and having trouble tracking your enemies then may I suggest trying out a spectral arrow? Created by surrounding an arrow with four pieces of glowstone in a crafting grid, these special arrow variants make their targets glow through blocks for ten seconds, allowing you to see their outline. Just the thing for hunting down a troublesome creeper...
最后，如果你在玩Java版，当你在追敌人的时候总是不知其所踪，那么你可以试试我推荐的光灵剑。光灵剑使用4个荧石粉+1支箭来合成两支。它可以给予被击中的目标10秒钟的发光效果。在这期间，你可以看到目标的白色轮廓。用这个东西干掉麻烦已久的苦力怕真是再好不过了...


主要是因为博文录里没有，所以来试试

【lihl 译自官网 2021 年 02 月 04 日发布的 Taking Inventory: Arrow；原作者 Duncan Geere】
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