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進入中英對照讀新聞》Germany pulled off the biggest upset of its basketball existence德國締造其籃球史上最大冷門
世界盃男子籃球賽準決賽德國隊對上美國隊。（法新社）
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Germany pulled off the biggest upset of its basketball existence, and hardly anyone back home seemed to notice.
德國上演其籃球賽史上最大冷門，而在其國內似乎很少人注意。
The Germans held on to beat the United States 113-111 in the Basketball World Cup semifinals on Friday in Manila and reach the final for the first time, setting up a game against Serbia on Sunday for the title.
德國隊週五在馬尼拉舉行的世界盃男子籃球準決賽中，堅持到最後，以113分對111分擊敗美國隊，首次進入決賽，準備在週日對上塞爾維亞，爭奪冠軍。
But unlike the horn-honking and beer-drinking celebrations that normally accompany German wins in World Cup soccer, the streets of Berlin remained free of fanfare on Friday.
但是不像在世界盃足球賽上通常伴隨德國隊獲勝的鳴喇吧、喝啤酒慶祝，週五柏林街頭沒有大張旗鼓的歡慶。
The victory was the German national basketball team’s biggest success since winning the 1993 European title and arguably its most spectacular win ever. (AP)
這場勝利是德國國家男籃隊自1993年贏得歐洲籃球錦標賽冠軍以來，最大的成功，而且可說是該隊有史以來贏得最耀眼的一次。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
pull off：片語，完成（困難或出乎意料的成果）。例句：They have pulled off a complicated rescue operation.（他們完成了一場複雜的救援行動。）
upset：名詞，意料之外擊敗。例句：Spain’s victory over England is one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history.（西班牙戰勝英格蘭是世界盃史上最大冷門之一。）
