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狼图腾 姜戎著，长江文艺出版社2004年出版 　　当陈阵在雪窝里用单筒望远镜镜头，套住了一头大狼的时候，他看到了蒙古草原狼钢锥一样的目光。陈阵全身的汗毛又像豪猪的毫刺一般竖了起来，几乎将衬衫撑离了皮肉。毕利格老人就在他的身边，陈阵这次已没有灵魂出窍的感觉，但是，身上的冷汗还是顺着竖起的汗毛孔渗了出来。虽然陈阵来到草原已经两年，可他还是惧怕蒙古草原上的巨狼和狼群。在这远离营盘的深山，面对这么大的一群狼，他嘴里呼出的霜气都颤抖起来。陈阵和毕利格老人，这会儿手上没有枪，没有长刀，没有套马杆，甚至连一副马镫这样的铁家伙也没有。他们只有两根马棒，万一狼群嗅出他们的人气，那他俩可能就要提前天葬了。 　　陈阵又哆哆嗦嗦地吐出半口气，才侧头去看老人。毕利格正用另一只单筒望远镜观察着狼群的包围圈。老人压低声音说：就你这点胆子咋成？跟羊一样。你们汉人就是从骨子里怕狼，要不汉人怎么一到草原就净打败仗。老人见陈阵不吱声，便侧头小声喝道：这会儿可别吓慌了神，弄出点动静来，那可不是闹着玩的。陈阵点了一下头，用手抓了一把雪，雪在他的掌心被捏成了一坨冰。 　　侧对面的山坡上，大群的黄羊仍在警惕地抢草吃，但似乎还没有发现狼群的阴谋。狼群包围线的一端已越来越靠近俩人的雪窝，陈阵一动也不敢动，他感到自己几乎冻成了一具冰雕…… 　　这是陈阵在草原上第二次遇到大狼群。此刻，第一次与狼群遭遇的惊悸又颤遍他的全身。他相信任何一个汉人经历过那种遭遇，他的胆囊也不可能完好无损。 　　两年前陈阵从北京到达这个边境牧场插队的时候，正是十一月下旬，额仑草原早已是一片白雪皑皑。知青的蒙古包还未发下来，陈阵被安排住在毕利格老人家里，分配当了羊倌。一个多月后的一天，他随老人去80多里外的场部领取学习文件，顺便采购了一些日用品。临回家时，老人作为牧场革委会委员，突然被留下开会，可是场部指示那些文件必须立即送往大队，不得延误。陈阵只好一人骑马回队。临走时，老人将自己那匹又快又认家的大青马，换给了陈阵，并再三叮嘱他，千万别抄近道，一定要顺大车道走，一路上隔上二三十里就有蒙古包，不会有事的。 Wolf Totem Translated by Howard Goldblatt, published by Penguin, 2008 1 　　As Chen Zhen looked through the telescope from his hiding place in the snow cave, he saw the steely gaze of a Mongolian grassland wolf. The fine hairs on his body rose up like porcupine quills, virtually pulling his shirt away from his skin. Old Man Bilgee was there beside him. This time Chen did not feel as if his soul had been driven out of his body, but sweat oozed from his pores. He had been on the grassland two years but still had not lost his fear of Mongolian wolves, especially in packs. Now he was face to face with a large pack deep in the mountains, far from camp, his misty breath quivering in the air. Neither he nor Bilgee was armed—no rifles, no knives, no lasso poles, not even something as simple as a pair of metal stirrups. All they had were two herding clubs, and if the wolves picked up their scent, their sky burial would come early. 　　Chen exhaled nervously as he turned to look at the old man, who was watching the wolf encirclement through the other telescope. “You’re going to need more courage than that,” Bilgee said