李安凭《少年派》成为奥斯卡3D最佳导演第一人

　　Ang Lee has won the award for Best Director at the 85th Academy Awards, for helming the movie "Life of Pi". He beat out Michael Haneke of "Amour," Benh Zeitlin of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," Steven Spielberg of "Lincoln" and David O. Russell of "Silver Linings¹ Playbook" to win the golden statuette.

　　This time’s award for Best Director is the second Oscar for Lee, who won in 2005 for "Brokeback Mountain." The director from Taiwan was also nominated in 2000 for directing "Crouching² Tiger, Hidden Dragon." He becomes only the 19th director to win the honor multiple times. "Life of Pi" is Lee’s first 3D movie.

　　The film was an adaptation of Yann Martel’s fantasy adventure novel about an Indian boy who survives a shipwreck³ but and stranded⁴ in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. It earned 11 nominations⁵ and grabbed 3 other Oscars, including best visual effects, cinematography and score.

　　Shot in India, the movie has grossed about 500 million US dollars worldwide up to January.

1 linings   

n.衬里( lining的名词复数 )；里子；衬料；组织

参考例句：

• a pair of leather gloves with fur linings 一双毛皮衬里的皮手套
• Many of the garments have the customers' name tags sewn into the linings. 这些衣服有很多内衬上缝有顾客的姓名签。 来自辞典例句

2 crouching   

v.屈膝，蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• a hulking figure crouching in the darkness 黑暗中蹲伏着的一个庞大身影
• A young man was crouching by the table, busily searching for something. 一个年轻人正蹲在桌边翻看什么。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

3 shipwreck   

n.船舶失事，海难

参考例句：

• He walked away from the shipwreck.他船难中平安地脱险了。
• The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。

4 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

5 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句