would的使用方法

When pianist Dave Brubeck appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1954, he was both thrilled and embarrassed. At age 33, he was only the second jazz artist to be so honored — Louis Armstrong was the first — and Brubeck felt the honor should go to his idol Duke Ellington, who would wait two years to be recognized. 请问老师们，这句话是不是可理解为两年后艾灵顿公爵也确实登上了《年代》杂志的封面？是不是存在其他理解？此处为什么用would？

是的，句子实质对你说两年后艾灵顿公爵也登上了《年代》杂志的封面。文章作者了解这一点。但当作者讲述到Brubeck上了《年代》封面的时候，从这个时间点出发，说艾灵顿还要等二年。would wait就是一个过去以后时。