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,终于使人无法忍受的最后一击,导火线
For him the Church's decision to allow the ordination of women had been the last straw.
对他来说,教堂允许妇女被授予圣职的决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 竭力争取
The president is attempting to drum up public support for his economic programme.
总统正试图为他的经济计划争取公众的支持
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