BERKELEY – For the leaders of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), the announcement in July of their agreement to establish a “New Development Bank” (NDB) and a “Contingent Reserve Arrangement” (CRA) was a public-relations coup. The opportunity for a triumphal group photo was especially welcome for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, in light of her country’s ignominious World Cup defeat and slack economy, and for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, given the international reaction against his government’s support of the rebels in Ukraine.
伯克利——对金砖国家（巴西、俄罗斯、印度、中国和南非）领导人而言，7月份创立“全新开发银行”（NDB）和“应急储备安排”（CRA）的公告不啻于一场公关政变。巴西总统迪尔玛•罗塞夫因巴西在世界杯上不光彩的失败和国内经济低迷而特别欢迎这样有凯旋意味的合影机会，鉴于俄政府支持乌克兰叛军所引发的国际反应，俄罗斯总统普京也特别需要这样的事件。