"hard pill to swallow" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 難以接受的事實

Definition

指很難接受或令人不愉快的事實或情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此為口語俚語，用於形容難以接受的事實或壞消息。僅為比喻用法，非指藥片本身。

Examples

Losing my job was a hard pill to swallow.

失去工作是一個**難以接受的事實**。

It's a hard pill to swallow, but we can't change what happened.

這雖然是一個**難以接受的事實**，但我們無法改變發生的事情。

Hearing the truth was a hard pill to swallow for him.

聽到真相對他來說是一個**難以接受的事實**。

Finding out she didn't get the promotion was a hard pill to swallow, but she'll move on.

知道她沒升職是一個**難以接受的事實**，但她會走出來的。

Sometimes the truth is a hard pill to swallow, but it's necessary to hear it.

有時真相是一個**難以接受的事實**，但還是必須聽。

That was a hard pill to swallow, no doubt, but now we know what to do next.

這確實是一個**難以接受的事實**，但現在我們知道接下來該怎麼做了。