实用口语：a bitter:hard pill to swallow

A hard/bitter pill to swallow 很难接受但是又不得不接受的事实

e.g. The knowledge that his friends no longer trusted him was a bitter pill to swallow. 知道他的朋友们都不再相信他，这个让他很难接受。

e.g. When Brett’s parents stopped giving him money to pay his bills and told him to get a job, it was a bitter pill for him to swallow. 当布雷特的父母不再给他钱付账单，并告诉他去找个工作，这对于他来说比较难接受。