His business is typical of the Mittelstand (Germany's legion of small and medium-sized family firms).

汉格先生的业务是德国众多中小家族企业的一个典型代表。

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This would be no more than a reflection of the quiet internationalisation of French business, since hundreds of small and medium-sized firms are snapped up each year by foreigners.

每年有成百上千的法国中小型企业遭到外商并购，因此这只不过是该国商业低调国际化的一种反映。

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Germany's small and medium sized engineering firms are adept at tapping those markets, he notes as an example.

他举例说，德国的中小型工程公司就非常擅长开发这些市场。

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This quarter, Baidu excelled on cost management and gained traction in ad sales to larger enterprises, expanding on its customer base of small- and medium-sized firms, said New York-based analyst Colin W. Gillis, who tracks Baidu for Canaccord Adams.

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Instead of just focusing on big name British companies to sign big ticket deals, Mr Cameron has brought with him 30-odd small- and medium-sized firms in the hope that they can inculcate a new generation of trade and entrepreneurial links with India.

BBC: David Cameron steps up British trade mission in India

Yet there is much to suggest that Germany will fare worse than most in the slump and that its pain will be felt most acutely by its famed Mittelstand, the thousands of family-owned small and medium-sized firms that are the backbone of its economy.

ECONOMIST: The fabled Mittelstand is feeling the pinch more than most