万花筒2007-12-12:Ang Lee wins 《色戒》夺得金马奖

You may have never heard of them over here but in the east, the Golden Horse awards are massive. There is star-studded occasion for the Chinese speaking world with top talent from Taiwan, Hongkong and China turning out each year for the red carpet event. The big winner at this year's competition was Ang Lee's steamy Lust¹ Caution. It picks up seven honors including best director and best film.The movie is about a Chinese woman tasked with killing² a Japanese collaborator³ in Shanghai during World War II, and was the favorite going in to the star-studded event. Lee has said he isn't optimistic about his film's chances in the rest of next year's other categories as the film hasn't been as well received in the United States as elsewhere.

In part, due to its sexual conduct that has resulted in an adults only rating "To me, when I get a award, especially a movie like this, is, is the acceptance from the audience, that really made me feel very very deep, I don' know if / excitement is the right word for it."

Lust Caution has been stopped from entering the Oscars under the foreign film award for Taiwan, because the Academy ruled that its cast was too international.

1 lust   

n.性(淫)欲；渴(欲)望；vi.对…有强烈的欲望

参考例句：

• He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。
• Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念，就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 collaborator   

n.合作者，协作者

参考例句：

• I need a collaborator to help me. 我需要个人跟我合作，帮我的忙。
• His collaborator, Hooke, was of a different opinion. 他的合作者霍克持有不同的看法。