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紧急救助
bailout

So begins the bailout fund [By Jiao Haiyang/China.org.cn]

In economics, a bailout is an act of loaning or giving capital to an entity (a company, a country, or an individual) that is in danger of failing.

It is applied to save the entity from bankruptcy, insolvency, and ruin; or to allow a failing entity to fail gracefully without spreading contagion.

Bailouts can take the form of loans, bonds, stocks or cash. They may or may not require reimbursement

从经济学意义上讲，紧急救助是指为濒临倒闭的某一实体（如公司、国家或个人）提供资金援助的行为。

它是用来防止实体倒闭、破产或灭亡，至少让一个落魄的实体优雅地倒下，使破产不至于蔓延。

紧急救助有多种方式，包括贷款、债券或现金，偿还与不偿还的情况都存在。

例句：

After Europe expanded its bailout funds, the European Union urged the leaders of the world's 20 largest economies -- including China -- to contribute more to the IMF to help solve Europe's debt problems.

—— Excerpt from WB head: Investment funds could help Europe

Although European policy makers are busy mapping out a once-for-all bailout plan for the debt-ridden continent, Friedman said the strategy of waiting to see tangible evidence of political solutions to the European crisis, rather than being swept up in hopeful rallies, remains valid.

—— Excerpt from Volatility to dominate economy

The board of the IMF is scheduled to decide upon the size of an enhanced bailout deal in March, and speculation continues to grow as to where additional funding will come from.

—— Excerpt from IMF: Hard landing unlikely for Chinese economy

（来源：中国网学英语频道）