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。

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

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事实上，苏联用“帝国主义者”的邪恶来恐吓自己的公民，进而让他们远离外国人的行动，远比我们外国人经历的任何事情周密。

In fact, Soviet efforts to frighten their own citizens about the evils of the "imperialists" - and therefore to stay away from foreigners - were far more elaborate than anything we expats experienced.

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