Japan 's tech giants , meanwhile , have floundered .
与此同时，日本的技术巨头却在困境中挣扎。
Efforts to protect the species have floundered .
保护物种的力量在挣扎。
It has prospered , while advanced countries floundered .
在发达国家苦苦挣扎之时，中国却蒸蒸日上。
Poor decision-making at the top was one of the reasons why fiat floundered in the early years of this century , although deaths in the family played a part .
