THE organisers of this year's annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, held in Washington, DC, on October 8th–10th, wanted to jazz up what can often be tedious gatherings.

今年国际货币基金组织和世界银行年会于10月8日至10日在华盛顿举行，其组织者想让这次在以往常常让人感到乏味的聚会变得有趣一些。