"We discovered that we had about 400 medical device companies in the state, but these firms didn't see themselves as part of a cluster," he recalls.

他回忆说：“我们发现，全州大约有400家医疗设备企业，但这些企业并不把自己当作集群里的成员。”

youdao

Houston, the largest city in Texas, is home to America's biggest energy firms, which have spawned an active cluster of energy traders and hedge funds.

得克萨斯州的第一大城市休斯敦是美国最大的能源公司的总部，它为一群活跃的能源交易公司和对冲基金的出现提供了平台。

youdao

Scores of new electronics firms have swooped in to join the pioneers, along with an expanding cluster of 20 or so medical-device manufacturers.

大量新的电子业公司一下子都加到了先前进入槟榔屿电子公司的队伍中，随之而来的还有大约20家医疗设备制造商的产业集群。

youdao

Bertazzon 3B is one of around 50 family firms in a manufacturing cluster in north-east Italy that leads the world in turning steel, fibreglass and electronics into roundabouts, bumper cars and other fairground thrills.

ECONOMIST: Fairground rides: Ups and downs | The

Financial firms cluster in London because they derive external economies of scale.

ECONOMIST: London as a financial centre

Near Birmingham in Britain, for instance, the cluster of car-industry service firms that grew up when that city was a force in the industry has become an important element in the development of Formula One and other specialist vehicle businesses.

ECONOMIST: Idea: Clustering | The