They did away with more than 20 local despots that year.

那一年他们铲除了20多个恶霸。

Aren't all despots a threat to freedom loving people all over the world.

难不成威胁自由的暴君也爱全世界的人民吗？

For years China has been chummy with African despots who seem to be reliable partners.

多年来，中国和非洲暴君们称兄道弟，似乎彼此是相互信赖的好伙伴。

Conversely, a successful reimposition of Mr Assad's iron rule would give succour to all Arab despots.

相反，如果重新实行阿沙德的铁血政策，那就算是救了所有阿拉伯的暴君。

Conversely, a successful reimposition of Mr. Assad's iron rule would give succour to all Arab despots.

反过来说，如果阿萨德再度成功确立铁腕统治，则将助长阿拉伯世界所有暴君的势力。

Some despots, in Hindustan and Persia, went further, slitting smokers' lips or pouring molten lead down their throats.

更有甚者，一些印度斯坦和波斯暴君扯开吸烟者的嘴唇，或者把融铅灌入喉咙。

In Western Han, it was a distinguishing policy to make despots moving from their spheres of influence into a new place where an emperors' tomb stood.

迁豪入陵县是西汉颇富特色的政策，自高帝至昭宣一直施行。

It is to the advantage of despots to keep people ignorant; it is to our advantage to make them intelligent. We must lead all of them gradually from ignorance.

专制主义者利于人民愚昧，我们则利于人民聪明，我们要使一切人民都能逐渐地离开愚昧状态与不卫生的状态。

For spills are hardly the most baleful consequence of America's oil addiction: global warming and the funding of foreign despots surely come higher up the list.

对于泄漏最凶险的结果并不是对美国石油业，而是对全球变暖和外国资金大鳄们的影响。

Such ventures have too often begun with good intentions and naive overconfidence, as oil-rich despots see their armor crumple and burn beneath superior Western technology.

在西方强大的火力攻势下，这些靠油富起来的暴君开始看到他们的装甲车纷纷击碎，熊熊燃烧起来。 于是，这些大胆的军事行动往往起初用意良好，且有点盲目自负。