Why don 't the laggards catch up ?

这些落后者为什么不迎头赶上呢？

There have been some notable equity laggards .

也有一些股市的表现明显落后。

Greater us engagement could force asia 's democratic laggards to confront such issues .

美国加强与亚洲接触，可能迫使该地区的民主落后者正视这些问题。

Nine states are well below the group average ; these laggards include america .

有九个国家大大低于平均水平，这些拖后腿的国家中间就有美国一个。

Still , this doesn 't mean u.s. companies and entrepreneurs have been complete laggards .

当然，这也并不意味着美国的企业与企业家已经完全落后于形势。