A wolf has become the official mascot of the FIFA World Cup 2018 that will take place in Russia.

　　2018年世界杯将在俄罗斯举办，狼成为了俄罗斯官方吉祥物。

　　The mascot was chosen following a poll on the Internet in the country. It was unveiled during a live TV broadcast on the Russian television.

　　吉祥物是通过俄罗斯网络民意调查选出的，首次亮相是在俄罗斯电视台的电视直播节目。

　　Other options for the World Cup 2018 mascots were a cat and a tiger.

　　2018年世界杯的吉祥物还有两个选项，一个是猫，另一个是老虎。

　　Nearly 53 percent of votes were given to the wolf, while the tiger gained the support of almost 27 percent, and the cat received about 20 percent.

　　狼有将近53%的得票率，老虎的得票率大概是27%，猫的得票率是20%。

　　Over a million people have taken part in the voting, according to the FIFA.

　　据国际足联所示，一共有一百多万人参加了此次投票。

　　Russian cities of Kaliningrad, Kazan, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, Volgograd and Yekaterinburg will host FIFA World Cup 2018 to last from June 14 through July 15, 2018.

　　俄罗斯的城市——加里宁格勒，喀山，莫斯科，诺夫哥罗德，顿河河畔罗斯托夫，圣彼得堡，萨马拉，萨兰斯克，索契，伏尔加格勒和叶卡捷琳堡将会举办2018年世界杯，从2018年6月14号开始,持续到7月15号结束。

（编辑：何莹莹）