普丁的眼中釘
The leading Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been arrested at the airport on his return to Russia from Berlin.
俄羅斯反對黨領袖納瓦尼（Alexei Navalny）在從柏林返回俄羅斯時在機場被捕。
Navalny had been receiving treatment in Germany after nearly dying from a suspected poisoning attempt last August.
納瓦尼在去年8月遭人下毒險些喪命，之後就一直在德國接受治療。
(medical) treatment治療die from…死於…
For years, Navalny, an outspoken critic of the Kremlin, has been a name shunned by Vladimir Putin, who refers to Navalny instead as “that gentleman” to avoid giving him free publicity.
多年來，普丁一直迴避直言不諱批評克里姆林宮的納瓦尼，甚至刻意不提到他的名字，稱納瓦尼為「那位先生」，以避免為他做免費宣傳。
outspoken(adj.)直言不諱的;坦率的;直率的shun(v.)避開、避免=avoid=evaderefer to…as…把…稱作…free publicity免費宣傳publicity(n.)宣傳活動;宣傳;推廣;關注publicity campaign宣傳活動
As an effective protest leader determined to expose corruption in Russia under Putin’s rule, Navalny is seen as a great threat to the Russian leader.
納瓦尼是成功的抗議領袖，決心揭露普丁政權的貪腐行為，被視為對普丁的一大威脅。
be determined to RV下定決心…expose(v.)揭發;揭露=reveal=disclosecorruption(n.)貪污;貪腐(行為)
In the last decade, he has been beaten up, nearly blinded in one eye following a chemical attack and frequently imprisoned.
過去的十年來，他曾被毆打，受化學物質攻擊一隻眼睛險些失明，且時常入獄。
chemical attack 化學攻擊imprison(v.)關押;囚禁=put…in prison=jail
In August 2020, Navalny collapsed on a flight to Moscow. He was later sent to Berlin for treatment and found to have been poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok.
2020年8月，納瓦尼在飛往莫斯科的航班上昏厥，後來他被送到柏林接受治療，發現是被一種叫諾維喬克（Novichok）的神經毒劑毒害。
collapse(v.)昏倒=pass outnerve agent 神經毒劑
He was merely the latest Kremlin critic who had fallen mysteriously ill. Over the past century, the KGB and its successor, the FSB, have used poison numerous times to eliminate political adversaries.
納瓦尼並非第一位神秘病倒的異議份子，過去一世紀以來，前蘇聯情報機構KGB和後來的FSB曾多次使用毒藥消滅政治對手。
successor(n.)繼任者;接替者;繼承人;接替的事物eliminate(v.)消滅=get rid ofadversary(n.)對手、敵人=enemy=rival
Undeterred by the near-death experience and threats of arrest, Navalny flew back to Russia on January 17.
瀕死的經歷和逮捕的威脅並沒有讓納瓦尼感到畏懼，他於1月17日搭機返回俄羅斯，
undeterred(adj.)沒有感到氣餒的、不灰心喪氣的deter(v.)阻撓;阻止;威懾;使不敢the near-death experience瀕死的經驗
He said that he had “never considered the decision of whether to return or not,” adding that “Russia is my country. Moscow is my city. I miss them.”
他說「從來沒考慮過該不該回國」，還說「俄羅斯是我的祖國，莫斯科是我的故鄉，我很想念它們。」
Navalny was arrested shortly after his flight landed. The next day, a court ordered his detention for 30 days.
飛機降落後不久，納瓦尼隨即遭到逮捕，隔天法院裁示將他拘留30天。
detain(v.)detention(n.)拘留;關押
The judge claimed that he had violated the parole terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, a case Navalny said was politically motivated.
法官聲稱他違反了挪用公款緩刑的假釋條款，而納瓦尼則說這起案件有政治動機。
violate(v.)違反=go againstembezzle(v.)盜用;挪用(錢款)embezzlement(n.) 挪用公款motivated(adj.)積極的、有動機的;有目的的politically motivated有政治動機的a racially motivated attack出於種族動機的襲擊a highly motivated student十分積極、有學習動機的學生
A hearing will be held on January 29 to determine if he will now have to serve a sentence behind bars.
1月29日將舉行聽證會，以確定他現在是否必須在監獄服刑。
hearing(n.)聽證會sentence(n.)判決;宣判;判刑a five-year sentence五年徒刑a life sentence無期徒刑;終身監禁serve a sentence服刑behind bars 在監獄裡、坐牢
The Kremlin has denied association with the poisoning and said that Putin is not scared of Navalny.
克里姆林宮則否認與下毒案有關聯，並表示普京並不害怕納瓦尼。
association(n.)關聯=connection
The US and the EU have both condemned the political persecution but stopped short of any substantive action.
美國和歐盟都譴責克里姆林宮政治迫害，但沒有採取任何實質性行動。
condemn(v.)譴責=denouncepolitical persecution政治迫害stop short of 險些、差點就、不願逾矩substantive(adj.)實質的