《狼图腾》将代表中国角逐奥斯卡

 　　China may submit Wolf Totem, a co-production between China and France, as its 2016 Academy Awards best foreign language film entry after it was announced that another contender lost the bid late Tuesday.

　　中法合力之作《狼图腾》将代表中国角逐2016年奥斯卡金像奖最佳外语片，而《山河故人》则无缘参选奥斯卡。

　　The producers of Mountains May Depart, directed by acclaimed¹ filmmaker Jia Zhangke, conceded in a statement on Weibo that regulator confirmed their film's bid to represent China at the Oscars was unsuccessful.

　　由贾樟柯执导的电影《山河故人》，其制片方通过微博透露，监管部门已确定该片无缘代表中国参加今年奥斯卡的选拔。

　　The announcement ended a fierce competition between the producers of Wolf Totem and Mountains May Depart.

　　该公告结束了《狼图腾》和《山河故人》制片方的激烈竞争。

　　The film bureau of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television has yet to announce its final decision before the Oct. 1 deadline for the Oscars foreign language film category. If it is chosen, Wolf Totem will become the second China-France co-production to be submitted after last year's The Nightingale.

　　国家广播电影电视总局的电影局将在10月1日前公布代表中国参选奥斯卡外语片类别的电影。如果中选，狼图腾将继《夜莺》之后，成为第二部参选的中法联合制作的电影。

　　In a previous statement summarizing the development of China's movie industry, the administration said Wolf Totem was able to achieve box office success, at 698 million yuan ($109 million), because it "used an international way to tell a Chinese story."

　　在日前总结中国电影产业发展的声明中，电影总局曾表示《狼图腾》之所以能够取得698亿人民币（109亿美元）的成功票房，是因为它在“用一种国际的方式讲一个中国故事。”

　　Based on a popular Chinese novel, Wolf Totem tells of a young man's obsession² with wolf packs in the Inner Mongolia grasslands³. It was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

　　改编自一部流行的中国小说，《狼图腾》，由让· 雅克·阿诺导演，讲述了一个年轻人对内蒙古草原上狼群的迷恋。

　　The last Chinese submission⁴ to be named an official nominee⁵ by the Academy was Hero, directed by Zhang Yimou, in 2003.

　　中国上一部提交申请的电影是2003年由张艺谋执导的《英雄》。

1 acclaimed   

adj.受人欢迎的

参考例句：

• They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
• Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。

2 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

3 grasslands   

n.草原，牧场( grassland的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Songs were heard ringing loud and clear over the grasslands. 草原上扬起清亮激越的歌声。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Grasslands have been broken and planted to wheat. 草原已经开垦出来，种上了小麦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。

5 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。