the defeat was a bitter pill to swallow.
战败是不得不接受的屈辱(苦处)。
he knew what a bitter pill these books contained for minds still taking refuge in medieval dreams and so he sugar-coated it with something they treasured, a polished antique style.
但他又认识到这些书对于那些仍在中古的梦乡里酣睡的人是多么难以下咽的苦药,因此他在上面涂了糖衣,这糖衣就是士大夫们所心折的汉以前的古雅文体。
for many, this may be a bitter pill to swallow.
对许多人来说,这可能是自食苦果。
howard: that「s going to be a bitter pill for her to swallow.
霍华德:这对她来说一定难以接受。
all that extra carbon dioxide, however, has been a bitter pill for the ocean to swallow.
然而,海洋并不能吸收掉所有这些额外的二氧化碳。
the international banks that lent to dubai, like the emirate itself, may have to swallow a bitter pill and agree to a restructuring in the total debt.
如同该酋长国自己一样,贷款给迪拜的那些国际银行可能也不得不吞下苦果,同意对整体债务进行重组。
having to turn to global markets with cap in hand is a bitter pill but could force reforms that will eventually leave those economies in stellar shape.
向手握资金的全球市场求助实际上是剂苦口良药,它最终会迫使求助者进行改革并使其经济获得巩固。
although it was a bitter pill to swallow, the pound came back stronger because the excess interest and high inflation were forced out of the british economy following the beating.
虽然这是一个难以下咽的苦果,但是这次打击之后英国经济强制的高利率和通货膨胀使英镑有重新变得有力。
defeat in the election was a bitter pill for him to swallow.
在选举中失败是他难以下咽的苦果。
watching the syrian-backed opposition hamstring the investigation into his father」s murder will have been a bitter pill for hariri and his followers to swallow.
看一看叙利亚支持的反对派阻碍hariri父亲被谋杀的调查,都是hariri和他的跟随者们难以下咽的苦果。
howard:that「s going to be a bitter pill for her to swallow.
霍华德:这对她来说一定很难接受。
the defeat was a bitter pill to swallow.
那次失败是一次难以吞咽的苦果。
a tough loss, and a bitter pill to swallow, but with distance the us players can certainly be proud of their efforts.
这是一场艰难的失败,一颗难以吞咽的苦果。但长远地看,美国球员可以当之无愧地为自己的努力而骄傲。
when john found out about his wife」s affair with his best friend, it was a bitter pill to swallow.
约翰发现他的妻子和他最好的朋友有染,这真是难以下咽的苦果。 缭。
it is a bitter pill to swallow but the truth is fear drives your life.
一个好一点的解释是你只是在忍受,但事实是你让恐惧掌控了你的生活。
i had expected to be given the new job at the office, and it was a bitter pill to swallow when i heard that it had been offered to someone else.
我盼望能够得到办公室的新工作,当我听到这个差使已给了别人时,我极感失望。
it was a bitter pill to swallow knowing that my older sister finished the race quicker than me.
知道我姐姐比我更快完成比赛,真是令人难以接受。 。
both were the right thing to do, but doing them simultaneously increased costs and made a bitter pill for investors.
所有的事情都是对的,但同时做这些事增加了成本,并且给投资者开了味苦药。
rob: i know… it's a bitter pill to swallow.
罗布:我知道……这是难以下咽的苦果。