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The origin of werewolves is not mentioned in the book, and there are no details about the transformation of human beings into werewolves. We only know that when the saliva of werewolves is mixed with human blood, it is transformed.
关于狼人的起源，书中没有提及，也没有关于人类转化为狼人的细节，我们只知道当狼人的唾液与人类血液混合时，就转化了。
Remus Lupin and Fenrir Greyback are the two best-known werewolves in the story—although the former maintains that his condition has no influence on his state of mind, the latter essentially lives the stereotype by terrorizing and murdering innocent people.
莱姆斯·卢平和芬里尔·格雷伯克是小说中最著名的两个狼人——尽管前者坚称自己的身体状况不会影响自己的精神状态，而后者则通过恐吓和杀害无辜的人而活在人们的刻板印象中。
Voldemort manipulates a horde of magical beings into his army, reminding them of the prejudices they face in a society that shuns them—insisting that only he can offer a better life. Giants and werewolves are the two main groups that pledge allegiance to the Dark Lord, but the latter treats them like expendable trash.
伏地魔操纵一群魔法生物进入他的军队，提醒他们在一个排斥他们的社会中所面临的偏见——坚持认为只有他才能给他们提供更好的生活。巨人和狼人是宣誓效忠黑魔王的两个主要群体，但后者把他们当作可牺牲的垃圾。
In fact, werewolves are forbidden from having the Dark Mark imprinted on their arms, a clear sign that the arrogant Death Eaters consider werewolves beneath their status. Voldemort and his minions have been heard making disparaging comments about these creatures, as well.
事实上，狼人是被禁止在手臂上印黑魔标记的，这明显表明傲慢的食死徒认为狼人的地位低于他们。伏地魔和他的手下也曾对这些生物发表过轻蔑的评论。
Although rare, it's possible for werewolves to mate and give birth to babies. That said, any offspring would resemble an actual wolf in terms of appearance while possessing an inordinately high level of intelligence.
虽然很罕见，但狼人是可以交配生子的。也就是说，任何狼人的后代在外表上都与真正的狼相似，同时拥有异常高的智力水平。
Werewolf-children prefer not to attack humans without provocation, though, which is the direct opposite of their parents' general temperament. Interestingly, there are rumors of a werewolf-descended wolf pack living in the Forbidden Forest.
狼人的孩子不喜欢无缘无故地攻击人类，这与他们父母的一般性情完全相反。有趣的是，有传言说一个狼人后裔的狼群住在禁林。
former 意为（两者之间的）前者（the former）；
latter 意为（两者之间的）后者（the latter）；
注意：这两个单词经常被一起使用，凡是在前面的句子中分别列出两种事物或者事例， 后面的句子要对排列先后的事物和事例作说明时， 都可以用 the former; 和 the latter （前者和后者）来表示。
除此之外，former 作形容词表示 前任的；以前的；例：...former president Richard Nixon. …前总统理查德·尼克松。
而 latter 作形容词表示 末期的，后期的；例：He is getting into the latter years of his career. 他正进入职业生涯的晚期。
murder 此处作动词意为 谋杀，凶杀；做名词时，同样意为 谋杀，凶杀；例：She refused to testify, unless the murder charge against her was dropped. 她拒绝作证，除非取消她的谋杀指控。
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