And yet, even more striking than this confirmation of the still-rising importance of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) economies is the sheer size of Apple’s ongoing buyback program. In April, the company announced it had authorized an additional $50 billion to be used for repurchasing shares, bringing the total to $140 billion.
而比这一金砖国家（巴西、俄罗斯、印度和中国）重要性不断上升的明证更加令人震惊的是苹果公司正在进行的回购计划。4月，该公司宣布加批500亿美元用于回购股份，回购总额达到了1,400亿美元。