新西兰唯一的甲醇生产商近来增加了产量，几乎达到了以前的两倍之多，用以满足来自日本、韩国和中国的客户日益增长的需求。该公司的一名工作人员周四对新华社记者如是说。
　　加拿大的梅塔内公司公布了一项与新西兰的托德能源之间达成的十年天然气供应协议，后者将在塔拉纳基北岛地区提升梅塔内本尼设施的产量。

　　请看相关英文报道：
　　New Zealand's sole methanol producer is almost doubling production to meet rising demand from customers who are mostly in Japan, South Korea and China, a company official told Xinhua Thursday.
　　Canada-based Methanex announced a 10-year natural gas supply deal with New Zealand's Todd Energy that would raise output from the Methanex Motonui facility in the North Island region of Taranaki.

　　分析：
　　在上述报道中，"meet rising demand"意思是“满足增长的需求”，“满足需求”就是"meet demand"。常见的用来表达这个意思的还有"meet requirements"和"fill needs"。

　　一些相关说法：
　　purchasing power 购买力
　　panic buying 抢购
　　out of stock 脱销
　　backlog 积压
　　established brand 畅销品牌

　　例句：
　　We must increase our output to meet demand.
　　我们必须提高产量满足需求。
　　We are well placed to meet your requirements for wool.
　　我们完全有条件满足你们对羊毛的需求。
　　Daddy did all he could to fill my needs and desires.
　　爸爸尽一切可能来满足我的需求和欲望。

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