1.The unpalatable truth is that the modern teacher has no alternative to thinking out these matters for [herself or]himself.
苦涩的事实就是，现代的教师除了自己解决这些问题外，别无选择。
2.The sovereign-CDS debate is a smokescreen to obscure an unpalatable truth.
关于主权信用违约掉期的辩论是烟幕，掩盖了一个令人不快的真相。
3.Ultimately, the unpalatable truth for the housing market is that it is stuck which ever way the economy turns.
住宅市场终将面对一个残酷的现实：无论经济走势如何，它都难逃困境。