Regaining lost supremacy can be very difficult, partly because new geographic centers of technological excellence can and do emerge on the world stage, seemingly out of nowhere.

重拾失去的主导地位可能很困难，部分原因在于新的优秀技术中心似乎能够、而且也的确会突如其来地登上世界舞台。

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Steeped in a rich culture and a tradition of scientific and technological excellence, Denmark and Switzerland place much importance on Basic science and culture in their educational systems.

有良好的文化、科技传统的丹麦和瑞士，其教育制度就非常重视基础科学和文化修养。

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For one thing, they are huge companies: Nokia sold more than 76 million phones in 1999, ahead of Ericsson's 29.8 million. (Matsushita, the leading Japanese phone maker, sold 15.5 million.) Both have a tradition of technological innovation and excellence and of overcoming adversity.

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