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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Tim Howard：Best memes of things USA goalkeeper could save 提姆．豪爾德：網路瘋傳這名美國隊門將能撲救之物精選
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Tim Howard’s brilliant performance in the United States’ 2-1 defeat after extra time to Belgium saw the American goalkeeper make the most saves in a World Cup match since 1966, but it wasn’t enough to keep his side in the tournament.
美國隊門將提姆．豪爾德在世界盃足球賽美國隊於延長加時以1比2敗給比利時之役的精彩表現，締造世界盃自1966年以來最多撲救紀錄，但這番表現不足以使他的球隊免於出局。
Howard’s heroics between the sticks gained praise from manager Jurgen Klinsmann – who knows a thing or two about scoring in World Cups – but the credit didn’t stop there.
豪爾德防守美國隊大門的英勇表現，獲得很了解要如何在世界盃比賽進球的球隊經理克林斯曼讚賞，但讚美之聲非僅止於此。
In fact, Howard has his Wikipedia page edited to give him the new role as the Secretary of Defence of the United States of America, while the Twitter trend ’Things Tim Howard could save’ took off.
事實上，維基百科上豪爾德專頁被人編輯過，給他「美國國防部長」新角色，同時推特上熱議「提姆．豪爾德能撲救之物」，成為熱門話題。
Here’s a few of the best memes to emerge after Howard’s performance：
以下是在豪爾德精彩表現後出現的一些網路熱門說法精選：
Howard could have saved the doomed Titanic had he been born about 80 years earlier. F1 world championship leaders Mercedes even got in on the act, using Howard to make light of their recent brake troubles.
若豪爾德早80年出生就能挽救在劫難逃的鐵達尼號。連世界一級方程式賽車冠軍賓士車隊也參一腳，拿豪爾德開他們最近遭遇煞車問題的玩笑。
In what was likely to be his final World Cup appearance, 35-year-old Howard was awarded the man-of-the-match award for keeping Belgium starlet Divock Origi at bay.
在這場可能是他最後一次在世足賽出賽，35歲的豪爾德因防堵比利時小將歐里吉進球而獲頒最佳球員獎。
新聞辭典
know a thing or two（about something）：動詞片語，（透過經驗）了解某事物。例句：As a working mom, she knows a thing or two about how to juggle a full-time job and homemaking.（身為上班族媽媽，她了解如何兼顧全職工作和持家。）
get/be in on the act/action：動詞片語，參一腳，加入某項他人發起並獲得成功的活動。例句：Many companies get in on the act following our success in the tablet market.（我們在平板電腦市場成功後，許多公司也跟進。）
keep（something/somebody）at bay：動詞片語，牽制（某事／ 某人）避免帶來麻煩。例句：We use torches to keep those wolves at bay.（我們用火把阻止那群狼靠近。）
