电影介绍：《狼图腾》是一部以狼为叙述主体的小说，讲述了上个世纪六七十年代一位知青在内蒙古草原插队时与草原狼、游牧民族相依相存的故事。

Due to its amazing portrayal of wolves, the novel Wolf Totem, written by Jiang Rong, ranked among the top 10 best-selling books for nearly six years. The book has also been translated into over 30 languages and sold in over 100 countries.

Now, fans will have the chance to see this story come to life in cinemas, as French director Jean-Jacques Annaud is set to unveil the fruits of his seven years of labor.

While at the 4th Beijing International Film Festival last week, the director explained that in order to fully present the story, the cast and crew filmed throughout the year.

由于书中对于狼的描写令人大为惊叹，姜戎的小说《狼图腾》曾位列“十大畅销书”长达近6年。这本书还被翻译成了30多种语言，在100多个国家销售。

现在，粉丝们将有机会去电影院，亲身观看这部小说。法国导演让·雅克·阿诺历经7年拍摄的艰辛成果即将被揭开面纱。

在上周的第四届北京国际电影节上，导演让·雅克·阿诺解释道，为了能更好地呈现这部小说的情节，演员和剧组人员全年无休，全力拍摄影片。

【讲解】

文中的Wolf Totem就是“狼图腾”的意思，其中totem就是“图腾、图腾像”的意思，源于北美印第安人的语言。wolf是“狼”的意思，复数为wolves。wolf用作动词时，还可解释为“狼吞虎咽”，比如wolf down one's dinner(狼吞虎咽地吃晚饭)。

此外，文中的portrayal一词是名词，解释为“描述、描写”，它的动词形式为portray(描绘、描述)。其近义词可以为depiction及depict。