1.an unpleasant fact or situation that is difficult to accept
1.And I'm not trying to be giving you a bitter pill, no I. . .
而且我没有在尝试给你一粒苦的药丸，没有我…
2.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。
3.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。
4.And I'm not trying to be giving you a bitter pill, no I. . . And I don't wanna make you promises I can't fulfill, no. . .
我还没有想给你提供一剂苦药，没有一…我不万讷使你的承诺，我不能履行，没有…
5.And I'm not trying to be giving you a bitter pill, no And I don't wanna make you promises I can't fulfil No I.
我不是在给你吃苦药，不，我不想承诺你我实现不了的，不我，
6.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。
7.This should not be a bitter pill for the region to swallow , especially when the alternative is a prolonged world recession .
这不应该是让亚洲吞下的一颗“苦丸”，尤其是如果另一条出路是全球持续衰退的话。
8.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。
9.But the right medicine for Beijing may be a bitter pill for casino operators labouring under intense competition.
不过，对于面临激烈竞争的赌场运营商来说，中国政府的良药可能是苦果。
10.The need to pay for a complete retranslation by professional human translators was a bitter pill to swallow.
需要支付专业翻译人员彻底推倒重译的费用对他们来说不啻是一味难以下咽的苦果。