This approach shamefully underplays the gritty determination of the Communist-era dissidents and of their friends in the West, who often felt they were fighting a hopeless battle.

• 她对共产党时期的异议者以及他们西方的盟友的坚定意志轻描淡写，而他们时常感到自己在打无把握的仗，这种有意识地取舍材料是不合理的。