Ang Lee: Six Years of Waiting
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#1
Ang Lee was born in Taiwan and grew up in Hualien and later Tainan.
李安出生於台灣，在花蓮長大，後來搬到台南。
#2
His father, a strict principal, expected his sons to become professors.
他的父親是一位嚴格的校長，期望他的兒子們能成為教授。
#3
Ang failed the university entrance exam not once, but twice, to his father's disappointment.
李安大學入學考試不只失敗了一次，而是兩次，這讓他父親感到非常失望。
#4
He finally got in, but chose art, which his father found deeply disappointing.
他最終考上了，但卻選擇了藝術，這讓他的父親感到深感失望。
#5
Ang moved to the United States to study theater at the University of Illinois.
李安搬到了美國，在伊利諾大學學習戲劇。
#6
He then went on to study film at NYU, barely speaking English at first.
他接著前往紐約大學學習電影，起初幾乎不會說英語。
#7
But his visual storytelling was remarkable, even then, and people noticed.
但即便在當時，他的視覺敘事能力就已非常出色，且引起了人們的注意。
#8
He won NYU's best director award, a sign of great things to come.
他贏得了紐約大學的最佳導演獎，這是未來大有可為的徵兆。
#9
After graduation, Ang was unemployed; he couldn't find work as a director.
畢業後，李安失業了；他找不到導演的工作。
#10
For six long years, he stayed home as a house-husband, supporting his wife.
長達六年的時間裡，他待在家裡當家庭主夫，支持著他的妻子。
#11
His wife worked as a microbiologist while he cooked, cleaned, and cared for their sons.
他的妻子擔任微生物學家，而他則負責做飯、打掃並照顧他們的兒子們。
#12
He also wrote screenplays during that time, screenplays that nobody wanted to buy.
在那段時間裡，他也寫劇本，那些沒人想買的劇本。
#13
Ang nearly enrolled in a computer science course to find a 'real job'.
李安差一點就報名了電腦科學課程，為了找一份「正經的工作」。
#14
His wife encouraged him, saying, 'Don't forget your dream'.
他的妻子鼓勵他，說道：「別忘了你的夢想」。
#15
That very same week, his screenplay won a prestigious competition in Taiwan.
就在同一個星期，他的劇本在台灣贏得了一項享有盛譽的比賽。
#16
The six-year wait was finally over; it was a major turning point.
這六年的等待終於結束了；這是一個重大的轉折點。