1. have the backing of 得到了……的支持
For good measure, he said Mr Anwar had claimed to have the backing of Malaysia's army chief and its king to form a government.
之外，他還稱安瓦已經表明，他組建政府的計劃已經得到了馬來西亞軍方領導人和國王的支持=P=qRtlMSp9ni。

2. tough odds 艱難；嚴酷的考驗
Even turtles born under normal conditions face tough odds.
就連正常情況下出生的烏龜都要面臨嚴酷的考驗N&=(=(5].!*3WbJlW*。

3. fed up with 受夠了
I'm fed up with waiting for her to telephone.
我等她的電話都等得不耐煩了VUa;mCum1h。

4. in the grip of 處于……的控制之下
Germany, in the grip of a massive export slump, firmly believes it has no alternative to export-led growth.
面臨出口急劇下降的局面，德國堅定地認為除了出口拉動的增長之外別無選擇gvBxJ(!,[.Dh5mm5D0o。