金砖国家开发银行或年底开始运行

 　　Chinese officials are suggesting the BRICS Development Bank could be operational before year's-end.

　　Vice-Finance Minister Shi Yaobin also says membership¹ in the bank will not be limited to the group's five member states.

　　The first meeting of the bank's board of governors has been set for early July during the next BRICS summit² in Russia.

　　金砖国家开发银行或年底开始运行

　　Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa announced plans to establish the bank last summer.

　　It has a seed of 100-billion US dollars and is being based out of Shanghai.

　　For more on this new bank, we're joined on the line by Mike Bastin, director of China Business Center based in London.

1 membership   

n.成员资格，会员全体，从属关系

参考例句：

• I must renew my membership of the sailing club.我必须延续我的航海俱乐部会员的资格。
• He made up his mind to apply for membership in the Party.他决心申请入党。

2 summit   

n.最高点，峰顶；最高级会议；极点

参考例句：

• They climbed up the mountain and reached the summit.他们爬山，最终达到了山顶。
• The summit of the mountain is lost in the cloud and mist.山顶隐没在云雾之中。