1·Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise.
然而,他们往往发现自己是迫害对象,而不是表扬对象。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Tom had become indifferent to persecution by this time.
这时,汤姆已经对和这跟迫害差不多的治疗麻木不仁。