And on Asians.

承接上文，言下之意：We also thrive on Asians.

Already, orientals and Asian Americans constitute the majority of the engineering staffs at many Valley firms.

constitute ^{组成、构成、形成}

• One hundred members constitute / make up / compose / comprise the committee.
• Women make up about 50% of the workforce.
• The committee comprises^由...构成 / is made up of^由...构成 / is composed of^由...组成 / consists of^由...组成 100 members.
• Women make up about half of the university's student population. ^{女性组成了该大学学生总数的大约一半。组成、构成、形成（主动语态）}

majority 、minority ^{表达“大多数、少数” 比例表达}

• The new exam mocked the needs of the majority of children. ^{新的考试无视大多数孩子的需要。}
• Although the Yakutians are a minority, they have firm control of the territory. ^{虽然雅库特人是少数，但他们却牢牢地控制着这个地区。}

engineering ^{工程，工程学}

• He is studying biological engineering at university.
• She works in software engineering.
• The bridge is a marvel of modern engineering.

And Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Indian engineers are graduating in droves from California's colleges.

Korean ^{韩国人的/语；朝鲜人的/语(the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)  朝鲜)}

• She is learning the Korean language.
• The two countries are the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
• He is an exchange student from a Korean university.

Filipino ^{菲律宾人/语；菲律宾的}

• Many Filipino nurses work abroad.
• He speaks both English and Filipino.
• The capital of the Philippines is Manila.

As the heads of next-generation start-ups, these Asian innovators can draw on customs and languages to forge tighter links with crucial Pacific Rim markets.

draw on sth. ^{凭借；利用；动用 to use sth. for a particular purpose}

• It was a challenge, but luckily we had the experience to draw on.
• The author drew on her own childhood for the novel.
• They had to draw on their savings to pay the bills.

rim ^边，边缘

• The company focuses on Pacific Rim markets.
• We are studying the climate patterns of the Pacific Rim weather.
• The plate had a gold rim.

For instance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph. D. from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwan factory to challenge Japan's near lock on the memory-chip market.

Ph.D. (PhD) ^{哲学博士；泛指博士(Doctor of Philosophy)}

• She is studying for her Ph.D. in literature.
• He earned his doctor of philosophy degree at Oxford.
• The project requires someone with a PhD in chemistry.

a lock on sth. ^{对于...的控制、垄断}

• Japan has a near lock on the memory-chip market.^{对内存芯片市场近乎垄断的控制}
• The company has a complete lock on the local telecom market.^{对本地电信市场完全垄断}
• They are trying to get a lock on the new technology.^{控制新的技术}

India-born N. Damodar Reddy's tiny California company reopened an AT&T chip plant in Kansas City last spring with financing from the state of Missouri.

AT&T ^{美国电话电报公司（美国最大的电信公司）}

American Telephone and Telegraph the largest telecommunications company in the United States, based in New York City.

financing ^资助

• The project secured necessary financing from the bank.
• The company reopened the plant with financing from the state of Missouri.
• They are looking for external financing. ^外部资助

Before it becomes a retirement village, Silicon Valley may prove a classroom for building a global business.

business ^{公司（可数）；商业、生意（不可数）}

• She runs a small catering business.
• He is trying to learn more about international business.
• They own several successful businesses in the city. ^公司