For example, the comedian was alarmed when he first heard the phrase axis of evil.

比如，他第一次听到" 邪恶轴心" 这个词的时候，他感到惊慌。

In 2002, a year before the start of the Iraq War, President Bush included Iran in what he called the axis of evil.

2002年，伊拉克战争开始的前一年，布什总统将伊朗纳入他所谓的邪恶轴心国（意指真正的威胁）。

After decades of animosity, America, the great Satan to Iran, and Iran, part of the U.S.'s old axis of evil, that may be a thaw afoot.

经过几十年的敌意后, 美伊的矛盾似乎正在化解。

For example, the comedian was alarmed when he first heard the phrase " axis of evil." President George Bush used the term to describe Iran, Iraq and North Korea.

例如，这位喜剧演员在第一次听到“邪恶轴心”这个词时就被吓到了。乔治·布什总统用这个词来形容伊朗、伊拉克和朝鲜。