A goalie is the player who stands in the goal and tries to stop the ball or puck going in. It is the everyday, slightly affectionate name for the same person a match report might call a goalkeeper.

A goalie is the playerA goalie是球員，who stands in the goal站在球門裡，and tries to stop the ball or puck going in想辦法阻止球或冰球進門。It is the everyday, slightly affectionate name這是日常、帶點親切感的說法，for the same person a match report might call a goalkeeper比賽報導可能會把同一個人稱作goalkeeper。

You hear it on the sidelines and in the dressing room — “Nice save, goalie!” — more than in careful writing. Though actually, the sport colours the word a little: in football (soccer) both goalie and goalkeeper are fine in speech; in ice hockey people often say goalie or goaltender instead.

You hear it on the sidelines and in the dressing room你會在場邊、更衣室裡聽到這個字——'Nice save, goalie!'『Nice save, goalie!』（守得漂亮，守門員！）——more than in careful writing比較少出現在正式的寫作裡。Though actually不過，the sport colours the word a little運動項目會稍微影響這個字的用法：in football (soccer) both goalie and goalkeeper are fine in speech在足球（football/soccer）裡，goalie和goalkeeper口語上都可以；in ice hockey people often say goalie or goaltender instead在冰球裡，大家常說goalie或goaltender。

The job is the same picture everywhere: last person, small space, stop the shot. It can also be used loosely for anyone stuck defending a tight spot, but that stretch is playful, not the main use.

The job is the same picture everywhere這份工作到哪裡都是同一個畫面：last person, small space, stop the shot最後一道防線、空間很小、擋下射門。It can also be used loosely for anyone stuck defending a tight spot它也可以鬆散地用在任何被卡在狹小處防守的人身上，but that stretch is playful, not the main use但這種延伸用法比較俏皮，不是主要用法。