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1. "a revolt of the backbench fueled by a powerful lobbying campaign" (Washington Post)

“被强大的游说议员运动煽动的由新议员组成的反抗活动”(华盛顿邮报)

2. some of their donors and a few backbench MPs began to mutiny, and Mr Brown readied his party for another, early, election.

一些捐款人和后座议员开始反抗，但是布朗的党派已经准备进行第二场提前选举。

3. Debate in the house of commons on a motion to adjourn the sit, used by backbench mps to raise point of particular interest to themselves.

后座议员用它来提出对自己感兴趣的论点。

4. Gordon Brown warned senior backbench MPs yesterday that western forces were facing a "new type of threat" in Afghanistan.

布朗首相昨日对后排议员表示，西方军队在阿富汗现正面临着一种新型的威胁。

5. There were signs that this lead would be followed by backbench MPs who feared a backlash from the public.

有迹象表明后座议员们会效仿这种作风，毕竟他们都担忧公众会有过激反应。