1. About 40 years ago, when I was a ship's boy on a merchant ship, I travelled quite a lot. I saw many interesting things and would have seen even more if our captain knew how to use lighthouses. They show the way like guiding stars in the night, and greatly reduce sailing time.

　　大约40年前，当我还在商船上做伙计的时候，到过很多地方。我见过许多有趣的东西。当然，如果我的船长知道怎么使用灯塔的话，我 会见得更多。在夜晚，它们像指路明灯一样指引方向，大大缩短航行时间。

　　2. Sometimes a seemingly insurmountable obstacle blocks the way to our goal. Some people retreat, but others stubbornly keep looking for a key to open the cherished doors. Take Border Guards, for example: it seems a dead end, no go, no way to proceed at all. But put in a bit of effort and you'll find a Keyholder with a bunch of keys to unlock the gates to the unknown.

　　有时候，在我们通往终点的路上有一些似乎不可逾越的障碍阻挡我们。一些人退却了，但是另一些人顽强地继续寻找能够打开希望之门的 钥匙。例如，边境守卫，看起来好像是死胡同，更本不可能通过。但是只要更努力一点，就会发现一个有一串钥匙的钥匙扣，可以打开通 往未知的大门。

　　3. There was a custom in bygone times, to bury fallen warriors together with their treasures, weapons and magical amulets. Their burial grounds were sacred. But it's all different now, alas. Nothing is sacred any more... There are rumours about treasure hunters who are not even afraid of the restless spirits guarding those ancient crypts.

　　在过去有一个习俗，在埋葬战死的武士的时候，会一起把他的财宝、武器和魔法护符和他埋在一起。他们的墓地是神圣的。哎，但现在一 切都不一样了，再没有什么是神圣的了……最近已经有关于盗墓者的谣言了，他们甚至不害怕那些守护着古老墓穴的不安的灵魂。

　　4. Dragons are the oldest creatures in this world, and surely they've hoarded piles of gold during the millennia they've been around! I wonder where they keep their treasure? The brave man who finds his way there certainly won't have to worry about much in his old age... If only I knew where they keep their riches!

　　龙是这个世界最古老的生物，在它们几千年的寿命里无疑会囤积大堆的黄金！我想知道它们把财宝藏在了哪里？找到那里的勇士肯定不用 再担心他的余生了……只要让我知道它们把财宝藏在哪儿了！

　　5. So many ridiculous laws in this world! For example, you can't buy all War Machines at once in our town. And it's the same everywhere: each town specialises in one particular area. But they say you may occasionally find illegal factories where you can buy a First Aid Tent, a Ballista and an Arrow Train, all in one go! Imagine the kind of money those people make, eh?

　　这个世界有那么多可笑的规定！例如，你不能在我们城镇一次买下所有的战争机器。这条哪都一样，每个城镇专攻于一个特定的领域。但 是有人说偶尔会发现一些非法的工厂，那里你可以买下一个急救帐篷，一个弩炮和一个弹药车，一站购齐！想象一下他们赚的钱，恩？

　　6. Recently I had a traveller staying in my tavern who had spent a few years wandering in a great forest. He told me he would never have found a way out of the thicket if he didn't stumble upon a cartographer's hut. He had to give the crotchety old miser his last money for a map of the area, but he wasn't complaining - otherwise he'd still be trying to find his way home.