Edinburgh has faltered as a financial centre since , and would be hard to revive .

从那时起爱丁堡作为金融中心的地位便大为动摇，且很难复兴。

Many saw china 's accession to the wto ten years ago as a great impetus for reform . But when the country reached the end of its transition period in 2006 its will faltered .

许多人将中国十年前加入wto之举视为推动改革的巨大力量，但是当中国在2006年到了过渡期末尾的时候，它的意志动摇了。

But the economy faltered in the final quarter of last year , when gdp fell by 0.3 % .

然而，在去年第四季度，gdp下降了0.3%，而葡萄牙经济也停滞不前。

But soon afterwards the commercial - and residential-property markets faltered .

但此后不久，商业房地产市场和住宅房地产市场衰退。

Mr. obama repeatedly lost patience with the speaker as negotiations faltered .

在谈判遇阻的时候，奥巴马一次次对博纳失去耐心。