falter和beckon
【原文】As one special relationship falters, another may beckon. The British vote to leave the EU could hasten a changing of the guard among Washington’s European allies, with Germany replacing the UKas its most important partner.
【译文】一段特殊关系正在摇摇晃晃，另一段特殊关系呼之欲出。英国投票通过退出欧盟，可能会加速改变英国在华盛顿欧洲盟友中的守护者角色，德国将取代英国成为美国最重要的伙伴。
重点短语词汇解析：
falter
1、VERB 衰退;停步不前 If something falters, it loses power or strength in an uneven way, or no longer makes much progress.
Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering...
正常生活陷于瘫痪，经济止步不前。
The car was out of sight around a bend in moments, but the engine did not falter or slow down...
汽车片刻间便转弯不见了踪影，但动力丝毫未减。
A faltering economy and a recent wave of labour unrest have affected the new party's popularity.
停滞不前的经济和最近的一次劳工骚乱浪潮影响了新政党的声望。
2、VERB (因不自信)畏缩不前，开始出错;犹疑 If you falter, you lose your confidence and stop doing somethingor start making mistakes.
I havenot faltered in my quest for a new future...
我对新的未来的追求从未动摇过。
As he neared the house his steps faltered.
当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。
3、VERB (说话)迟疑，吞吞吐吐，支吾 If your voice falters when youare speaking, you hesitate or pause, because you are unsure about what you aresaying or are upset.
Her voice faltered and she had to stop a moment to control it.
她声音发颤，只好稍作停顿以有所控制。
beckon
1、VERB （招手）示意，召唤 If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you.
He beckoned to the waiter...
他招呼服务员过来。
I beckoned her over...
我示意她过来。
Hughes beckoned him to sit down on a sofa.
休斯示意他坐在沙发上。
2、VERB 吸引；引诱；诱惑 If something beckons, it is so attractive to someone that theyfeel they must become involved in it.
All the attractions of the peninsula beckon...
半岛上的各处景点无不令人心驰神往。
The bright lights of Hollywood beckon many.
好莱坞的霓虹灯吸引着很多人。
3、VERB 很可能发生在…身上 If something beckons forsomeone, it is very likely to happen to them.
Thebig time beckons for him...
辉煌时刻在向他召唤。
hasten
1、VERB 加速，加快（常指不愉快的事） If you hasten an event or process, often an unpleasant one, youmake it happen faster or sooner.
But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country.
但是如果他这样做，就有可能加速自己国家的崩溃。
2、VERB 急忙;赶快;赶紧 If you hasten to do something, you are quick to do it.
She more than anyone had hastened to sign the contract.
她比谁都急着去签了合同。
3、VERB （为避免他人误会）急忙（补充说） If you hasten to say something, you quickly add something to whatyou have just said in order to prevent it being misunderstood.
Naturally, it'll go back. But without Murray's little note, I hasten to add...
很自然，它会返回。但没有默里的便条，我急忙补充道。
'There's no threat in this, Freddie, 'Arnold hastened to say...
“这不会有什么危险的，弗雷迪，”阿诺德急忙补充了一句。
He hastened to assure me that there wasnothing traumatic to report.
他急忙向我保证没有什么不快的事情要说。
4、VERB 赶往;赶去 If you hasten somewhere, you hurry there.
One of them, the first to alight, hastened with quick silver steps towards me.
他们中第一个下来的人急急忙忙地快步向我走来。