Behind every setback, manipulating the opposition from the shadows, he perceives the evil intent of "the empire" (ie, the United States).

每次遭受挫折后，他就认为是“帝国”(指美国)在暗中操纵反对派以达到邪恶的目的。

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Before the flight is over, I am back to feeling like a pathetic loser who is addicted to antidepressants and at the mercy of an evil empire.

在飞行结束前，我会悲惨像个失败者，沉溺于抗抑郁药并且受到心魔的控制。

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One of these ideas was that the "evil empire" of communism could be and would be destroyed, and together with Reagan and Pope John Paul II she must be given the credit for doing it.

WSJ: Paul Johnson: The World-Changing Margaret Thatcher

Moreover, they are full of hope that, like President Reagan's "evil empire" speech, President Bush's "axis of evil" speech will eventually lead to the collapse of Kim Jong Il's brutal regime.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, however, hardened Muslim attitudes towards the Evil Empire, and legions of young fighters streamed to Central Asia to defend the faith.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Vindicating the Islamists