北京时间3月13日，虽然差一杆未能取得突破性胜利，老虎·伍兹仍旧在世界排名和联邦杯排名上大幅度跃升，因为威士伯锦标赛并列第二名给他带来了许多积分。请看本报昨日的报道：

As Tiger Woods’ latest comeback continues to pick up steam, his Official World Golf Ranking keeps making big strides as well. Following Sunday’s runner-up at the Valspar Championship, Woods made another huge leap, moving up to No. 149 from No. 388 Monday. It marks Woods’ highest ranking in nearly three years.

Woods had fallen as low as No. 1,199 ahead of last year’s Hero World Challenge, where he made his return to competitive golf following a fourth back surgery in April.

报道中的pick up steam字面意思就是“（车）渐渐加速”，在这里指“略有起色，渐渐走出低谷。”例如：

The experts consider it the latest sign that the economy is picking up steam.

在专家看来，最新出现的情况表明，经济正在回暖。