VOA常速英语:BRICS Push for Political Clout

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句：He thought of everything in terms of money.
他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。

2. Novak says his company is also placing "big bets" on India and Russia, while working to expand in Brazil, Vietnam and some African nations, even though some other analysts say there may be faster economic growth in smaller emerging nations like Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey.

place on把…放在…上; 把…强加于…
例句：He placed the book on the shelf.
他把书放在书架上。

3. While BRIC countries have the respect and attention of business leaders, the co-director of the BRICS Research Group, University of Toronto Professor John Kirton, says these major emerging nations want to convert their economic gains into greater political influence.

convert into (使)转而变为…
例句：All the bank money was converted into cash.
所有的银行票据都兑换成了现金。

4. Kirton says the BRICS are fed up with Europeans and Americans always taking the top post at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

be fed up with饱受,厌烦
例句：I am fed up with this dull life.
我受够了这种枯燥的生活。