Schalke signs goalkeer Timo Hildebrand

 　　BERLIN, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- German Bundesliga club Schalke has signed goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand until the end of the season, the club announced on Friday.

　　The 32-year-old former German international goalkeeper was out of contract¹ and joined Schalke to step in for starting goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann who heavily injured² his left knee at the last Bundesliga match day.

　　"He has a lot of experience, the best goalkeeper age and he has an advantage, he kept himself fit at another club," Schalke sports director³ Horst Heldt said.

　　After 18 months Hildebrand returned into Bundesliga after he already played for Stuttgart (1999-2007) and Hoffenheim (2009-2010). Since he left Germany his career went downhill⁴ until he trained out of contract at Frankfurt.

　　"I'm full of energy and am looking forward to this great task," Hildebrand said.

1 contract   

n.合同，契约，婚约；v.使缩短，感染，订约

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• I'm under contract to teach here for one year.我按照聘约要在这里教一年书。

2 injured   

adj.受伤的

参考例句：

• Our best defender is injured and won't be able to play today.我们最佳的防守员受伤了，今天不能参加比赛。
• The injured men have been dug out of the snow.受伤人员从雪中被挖了出来。

3 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。

4 downhill   

adj.下坡的，倾斜的；adv.往下，每况愈下

参考例句：

• Is Western society going downhill?西方社会是在走下坡路吗？
• This restaurant has definitely gone downhill since I last came here.从我上次来过之后，这家餐馆越来越糟。