After several personal setbacks, "this Bear Stearns thing happened to be the last straw that broke his spirit," Mr. Philippi said in an interview.

在经历了一些个人挫折之后，“贝尔斯登这档子事正好成了打破他信念的最后一根稻草，”Philippi先生在访谈中说道。

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If this week's auction is bad for Lisbon and borrowing costs rise (which they are more than likely to do) this could be the last straw before Portugal has to apply for bailout funds.

如果葡萄牙本周拍卖结果糟糕且借贷成本上升(非常有可能)，则可能成为压倒葡萄牙的最后一根稻草，令其申请紧急救援。

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Her case came on top of apologies from the tabloid for the hacking of the phones of celebrities and politicians, and proved to be the last straw for the paper, which was shut down in July.

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The case of Milly Dowler came on top of apologies from the tabloid for the hacking of the phones of celebrities and politicians and proved to be the last straw for the paper, which was shut down in July.

CNN: Gordon Brown to testify at phone-hacking inquiry