Trembling with shock, she managed to falter out a few words of thanks.

他惊恐的发抖，结结巴巴地说了几句表示感谢的话。

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Fears are growing that the global recovery will falter as Europe's debt crisis spreads, China's property bubble bursts and America's stimulus-fuelled rebound Peters out.

欧洲债务危机的蔓延，中国房产泡沫的破灭以及在刺激中反弹的美国经济的回落，使人们担心复苏中的经济又将遭殃。

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If he were so brilliant the first time out why did he then falter?

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True Ponzi schemes, in which early investors are paid a "return" out of funds deposited by later investors, tend to falter at the first market downturn.

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