Ang Lee: Six Years of Waiting李安：六年的等待
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#1
Ang Lee was born in Taiwan and grew up in Hualien and later Tainan.
李安出生于台湾，在花莲长大，后来搬到台南。
#2
His father, a strict principal, expected his sons to become professors.
他的父亲是一位严格的校长，期望他的儿子们能成为教授。
#3
Ang failed the university entrance exam not once, but twice, to his father's disappointment.
李安大学入学考试不只失败了一次，而是两次，这让他父亲感到非常失望。
#4
He finally got in, but chose art, which his father found deeply disappointing.
他最终考上了，但却选择了艺术，这让他的父亲感到深感失望。
#5
Ang moved to the United States to study theater at the University of Illinois.
李安搬到了美国，在伊利诺伊大学学习戏剧。
#6
He then went on to study film at NYU, barely speaking English at first.
他接着前往纽约大学学习电影，起初几乎不会说英语。
#7
But his visual storytelling was remarkable, even then, and people noticed.
但即便在当时，他的视觉叙事能力就已非常出色，且引起了人们的注意。
#8
He won NYU's best director award, a sign of great things to come.
他赢得了纽约大学的最佳导演奖，这是未来大有可为的征兆。
#9
After graduation, Ang was unemployed; he couldn't find work as a director.
毕业后，李安失业了；他找不到导演的工作。
#10
For six long years, he stayed home as a house-husband, supporting his wife.
长达六年的时间里，他待在家里当家庭主夫，支持着他的妻子。
#11
His wife worked as a microbiologist while he cooked, cleaned, and cared for their sons.
他的妻子担任微生物学家，而他则负责做饭、打扫并照顾他们的儿子们。
#12
He also wrote screenplays during that time, screenplays that nobody wanted to buy.
在那段时间里，他也写剧本，那些没人想买的剧本。
#13
Ang nearly enrolled in a computer science course to find a 'real job'.
李安差一点就报名了计算机科学课程，为了找一份“正经的工作”。
#14
His wife encouraged him, saying, 'Don't forget your dream'.
他的妻子鼓励他，说道：“别忘了你的梦想”。
#15
That very same week, his screenplay won a prestigious competition in Taiwan.
就在同一个星期，他的剧本在台湾赢得了一项享有盛誉的比赛。
#16
The six-year wait was finally over; it was a major turning point.
这六年的等待终于结束了；这是一个重大的转折点。