2018-12-13 much-needed

1. 这是个什么词？

词：much-needed

英英释义：needed to a great extent

例句：The economic success China has achieved in the past four decades is attributed largely to the adoption of the much-needed reform initiatied by Deng Xiaoping.

2. 为什么选这个词？

“much-needed”是形容词，意思是“亟需的”，可以表达出类似中文成语“雪中送炭”的迫切性。这个词非常地道，体现了英文表达和构词的灵活性。它后面一般接 support, assistance, improvement, boost, reform 等词。在口语和写作中都可以使用 much-needed。我们来通过几个例句掌握这个词的常见搭配。

今年是中国改革开放 40 周年，中国在这些年取得了巨大的经济成就，这在很大程度上要归功于当时采取了亟需的改革措施。我们就可以这么说：

The economic success China has achieved in the past four decades is attributed largely to the adoption of the much-needed reform initiated by Deng Xiaoping.

最近几年山西平遥的旅游业增长缓慢。2017 年著名导演贾樟柯发起了平遥国际电影节，在很大程度上拉动了当地的旅游业。就可以说：

The Pingyao International Film Festival, initiated in 2017 by Chinese film director Jia Zhangke, provides a much-needed boost to the local tourist industry.

锤子科技最近陷入危机，很大原因是没有能够及时融到亟需的资金。我们就可以说：

Smartisan has been crippled lately as it failed to secure the much-needed funds.

3. 怎样学会使用这个词？

1）翻译下面的句子：

东京将在 2020 年举办奥运会，这将为当地经济注入亟需的活力。

Tokyo will hold the 2020 Olympics, which will provide a much-needed boost to local economy.

（参考翻译：Tokyo will hold the 2020 Olympics, which will provide a much-needed boost to local economy. 或 The 2020 Olympics will provide Tokyo, its host city, a much-needed opportunity to revive its economy.）

2）结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等，想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景，再造句。

例子： 脱欧

场景 ： The British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has warned his supporters that the Brexit negotiations are reaching a moment of truth and there is a risk that they may not get the much-needed deal they wanted.Mr. Johnson said he believed Brexit was irreversible but added Britain could end up locked in an orbit around the EU.