1. Yet all agree that the poisoning last year of Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's leading opponent, was the last straw.
the last straw 最后一根稻草,終于使人無法忍受的最后一擊,導(dǎo)火線
For him the Church's decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw.
對他來說,教堂允許婦女被授予圣職的決定使他再也不能容忍下去了
2. Mr Putin uses the conflict with the West to drum up nationalist support for his regime.
drum up 竭力爭取
The president is attempting to drum up public support for his economic programme.
總統(tǒng)正試圖為他的經(jīng)濟(jì)計劃爭取公眾的支持
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