The International Monetary Fund's new chief, Christine Lagarde, has a chance to make a splash this week as finance ministers and central bankers from around the world gather in Washington for the IMF's annual meeting. The overriding question: How to stop the global economy from sliding back into recession?

多国财长和央行行长本周将齐聚华盛顿出席国际货币基金组织(IMF)年会，届时IMF新任总裁拉嘉德(Christine Lagarde)可能会语惊四座。年会最重要的议题是，如何阻止全球经济重新陷入衰退。

IMF managing directors are usually a cautious lot, who take their cues from the leaders of the fund's 187 member nations, especially its most powerful ones.

IMF总裁通常会非常谨慎，他们一般是按照该组织187个成员国领导人，尤其是按照最有影响力的领导人的意思行事。

But Ms. Lagarde seems to be willing to take greater risks