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Ang Lee 1)claws in 11 Oscar nominations-Courtesy of The China Post

By Michael Thurston ,AFP January 11, 2013, 12:01 am TWN

LOS ANGELES -- Steven Spielberg's 2)taut political drama “Lincoln,” about the 16th U.S. president's drive to 3)abolish 4)slavery during the American 5)Civil War, is in the 6)driver's seat for the Oscars with 12 nominations.

Taiwan-born Ang Lee's visually 7)stunning 3D adventure “Life of Pi,” based on the novel by Yann Martel, earned 11 nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 8)ahead of the Oscars ceremony on Feb. 24.

1)claw v 本指以爪子抓取，此指擒獲
2)taut adj 緊張、緊湊
3)abolish v 廢除
4)slavery n. 奴隸制度
5)Civil War n. 內戰
6)driver's seat n. 本指的是駕駛人的位置，這裡指的是其掌控著局面。
7)stunning adj 炫麗的
8)ahead of prep. 在～之前