Xenos is an Imperial term synonymous with "alien" (from the human perspective), and refers to all non-human and extraterrestrial sentient species.
异型是一个帝国术语，与“外星人”同义（从人类的角度来看），指的是所有非人类和外星有情物种。
Various races of Xenos 不同异型种族
Overview 概述
The major alien races are the Orks, Eldar, Dark Eldar, Tyranids, Necrons and the T'au. All these races pose a considerable threat to the survival and continued dominance of mankind. There are countless other races but all are trivial by comparison.
主要的外星种族是欧克、灵族、黑暗灵族，泰伦、死灵和钛。所有这些种族都对人类的生存和持续统治构成了相当大的威胁。还有无数其他种族，但相比之下都微不足道。
The Imperium considers humanity the rightful rulers of the whole galaxy. Part of the Imperial Creed is that all aliens judged to pose a threat to mankind's survival must be contained or destroyed. Aliens, along with mutants, heretics and deviants, are all considered enemies of mankind, for they threaten the very survival of the human race.
帝国认为人类是整个银河系的合法统治者。帝国信条的一部分是，所有被认为对人类生存构成威胁的外星人都必须被遏制或摧毁。外星人，连同变种人、异端和叛逆者，都被认为是人类的敌人，因为他们威胁着人类的生存。
Many new alien races and civilisations are discovered by Imperial Explorators every year. For the most part, these aliens are ignored, contained, or if they present a threat to mankind or the Imperium, eradicated. Throughout its history the Imperium has fought many long wars with dangerous alien species. In most cases the Imperium has eventually won, but in some, the threat has only managed to be contained.
帝国探索者每年都会发现许多新的外星种族和文明。在大多数情况下，这些外星人被忽视、被遏制，或者如果他们对人类或帝国构成威胁，则被根除。纵观其历史，帝国与危险的外来物种进行了许多长期战争。在大多数情况下，帝国最终获胜，但在某些情况下，威胁只得到了遏制。
Various races of Xenos 不同异型种族
Interactions with Xenos 与异型的交互
Although friendly dealings with aliens is almost unthinkable, Rogue Traders are allowed to barter and trade with aliens.
尽管与外星人的友好交易几乎是不可想象的，但行商浪人被允许与外星人进行物物交换和贸易。
Military alliances 军事同盟
Despite all the fear and hatred, on certain occasions, short-termed military alliances have been established with the Eldar. These temporary alliances are somewhat uncommon but not unheard of. They are made against a common enemy like the forces of Chaos, Tyranids or Orks. The Imperial Navy, units of the Imperial Guard, and even detachments of Space Marines have, on certain occasions, fought beside Eldar forces. A fine example for this is the Gothic War, during which the Imperium allied itself with the Eldar of the An-Iolus Craftworld against the forces of Abaddon the Despoiler. No temporary alliances with the T'au have been made, but short-term truces have happened.
尽管存在恐惧和仇恨，但在某些情况下，与灵族建立了短期军事联盟。这些临时联盟有些罕见，但并非闻所未闻。它们是为了对抗一个共同的敌人，如混沌势力、泰伦或欧克。帝国海军、帝国卫队部队，甚至星际战士的分队，在某些情况下都会与灵族部队并肩作战。哥特战争就是一个很好的例子，在这场战争中，帝国与安-伊奥卢斯 方舟世界的灵族结盟，对抗掠夺者阿巴顿的军队。并没有与钛建立临时联盟，但短期的停战已经发生。
Secret pacts 秘密协议
Some human organisations, including some factions of the Inquisition, individual Navigator families, the Illuminati brotherhood, etc., even have certain secret dealings and alliances with the Eldar. All these agreements are carefully guarded secrets, as they would be considered treason by other more conservative factions of the Imperium. One such pact is the Coven of Isha.
一些人类组织，包括审判庭的一些派别、个别导航者家族、先觉者兄弟会等，甚至与灵族有某些秘密交易和联盟。所有这些协议都是严格保密的秘密，因为它们会被帝国其他更保守的派系视为叛国。其中一个协议是伊莎女巫会。
Individual cases 个案
Certain individuals, like Captain Gabriel Angelos of the Blood Ravens have had friendlier contact with certain Eldar. The Blood Ravens Chapter in particular has had unclear contacts with the Eldar throughout its history. This is, for obvious reasons, kept secret by all parties involved. Ironically, the secrecy surrounding the Blood Ravens' actions with the Eldar could possibly be one contributing factor to the Chapter being largely unaware of its history.
某些人，比如血鸦的加百列·安杰洛斯连长，与某些灵族有过更友好的接触。特别是血鸦战团在其整个历史中与灵族有着不明确的联系。出于显而易见的原因，所有相关方都对此保密。具有讽刺意味的是，围绕血鸦与灵族的行动的保密性可能是该战团基本上不了解其历史的一个因素。
Trade, smuggling, mercenaries and treason 贸易、走私、雇佣军和叛国
Unlawful friendlier contact on a larger scale can happen, as some Imperial governors simply ignore Imperial law if the potential rewards are great enough and will trade with some xeno-races. Many items of xeno-origin are smuggled into and within the Imperium. Exotic weapons, tomes of knowledge, poisons, certain xeno-devices to dispose of one's rivals, etc., seem to be craved by certain members of the jaded elite and commonly used in some quarters. A known example is the Jokaero death spider, which uses zarthax, one of the deadliest poisons in the galaxy. Certain Imperial factions use xeno-weaponry on occasion.
更大规模的非法友好接触可能会发生，因为如果潜在的回报足够大，一些帝国统治者就会无视帝国法律，并与一些异型种族进行贸易。许多来自异型的物品被走私到帝国内部。奇异的武器、知识巨著、毒药、某些用来对付对手的异型装置等，似乎是疲惫的精英阶层的某些成员所渴望的，在某些方面也很常用。一个已知的例子是太空猿猴死亡蜘蛛，它使用银河系中最致命的毒药之一扎塔克斯。某些帝国派系偶尔会使用异型武器。
Some governors have even hired alien mercenaries to maintain their grip on power.
一些总督甚至雇佣了异型雇佣兵来维持对权力的控制。
The T'au deliberately foster such developments, trading with nearby Imperial systems and preaching the ideals of the Greater Good. As a result, a very small number of Imperial governors on the frontiers of the Ultima Segmentum have recently seceded from the Imperium, pledging their allegiance and the loyalty of their respective worlds and star-systems to the T'au Empire.
钛有意促进这种发展，与附近的帝国星系进行贸易，宣扬上上善道的理想。因此，在极限星域边境的极少数帝国总督最近脱离了帝国，宣誓效忠他们以及他们各自的世界和星系对钛的忠诚。
Xenos and Chaos 异型与混沌
The relationship between particular alien races and Chaos varies from case to case. Some are by their nature completely immune, such as the Necrons. Others, such as the T'au, appear to be largely immune to Chaos corruption, although much of this immunity is of social nature. Others have been completely corrupted. Races influenced and corrupted by Chaos include the Bale Childer, Yu'vath, Saruthi, Grell, and Xenarch.
特定外星种族与混沌之间的关系因情况而异。有些天生就完全免疫，比如死灵。其他的，如钛，似乎在很大程度上对混沌腐化免疫，尽管这种免疫在很大程度上将是社会性质的。其他人已经完全堕落了。受混沌影响和腐蚀的种族包括灾祸之子、尤瓦斯、萨鲁提、格雷尔和泽纳克。
