12.13【每日一词】much-needed

much-needed adj.

释义：needed to a great extent

much-needed“亟需的”，类似中文成语“雪中送炭”的迫切性。后面一般接 support, assistance, improvement, boost, reform 等词。在口语和写作中都可以使用。

例① 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。

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.

例② 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。

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

例③ 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。

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

1. 翻译: 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。

The 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo will provide a much-needed boost to the 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.造句练习

场景: 朋友们的建议给了我帮助，使我度过了困难时期。

造句: My friends gave me some much-needed advice helping me get through tough times.