The pattern of flying geese is a useful metaphor to explain this idea. Beginning in the eighteenth century, the less-developed West European and East Asian countries followed their more successful neighbors: emulating a flying-geese pattern, they benefited from the leaders’ tailwind as they first industrialized and then became advanced countries themselves.
飞天鹅模式是解释这个想法的有效比喻。始于18世纪，欠发达的西欧和东亚国家追随其较成功的领国：居于领先地位的国家率先实现工业化，随后变成了发达国家，模仿飞天鹅模式，它们搭了这些领先国家的顺风车。