世博英语札记【151】学习两个报刊词汇

homicidal dictator
杀人暴君

Bush told a Cincinnati audience in his televised speech that Saddam was "a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction,"
布什在对辛辛那提听众所做的电视演讲中将萨达姆称为“杀人暴君”，说其一心想搞大规模杀伤性武器。

最近美国对伊拉克的各种战前舆论和宣传工作一步也没有停止过，两国的交战没有开始，口水之战似乎就先打的不可开交了。

Cincinnati 辛辛那提[美国俄亥俄州西南部城市]
televised speech 电视演讲
addicted adj.沉溺于某种嗜好中的

vaccinate
v.进行预防接种
n.被接种牛痘者

With the White House moving toward a military attack against Iraq, the Pentagon is expected to start vaccinating up to 500,000 troops against smallpox.
随着白宫对伊拉克的军事打击日益明朗化，五角大楼准备开始给50万大军进行预防天花的接种。

the Pentagon 五角大楼
smallpox n.[医]天花