Unlike the European car industry, the European rail industry is not far behind Japan.

与欧洲的汽车行业不同，欧洲的铁路行业与日本相差无几。

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Britain has fallen behind Japan in shipbuilding.

在造船方面英国已落到日本后头了。

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But, unlike the European car industry, the European rail industry is not far behind Japan.

不过，在欧洲，与汽车工业不同的是，铁路业并未落后日本多少。

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It is the third-largest economy in the world, behind the United States and Japan.

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Switzerland came in close behind Japan for the timeliness and convenience of its trains, but received high praise for its unbeatable Alpine scenery.

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The question is how much weight the US will put behind Japan.

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The list got a lot of publicity, mainly because of the relatively poor ranking given the U.S. Our "overall performance" was 37th, behind Japan, most of western Europe and such nations as Colombia and Morocco.

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