the harsh reality

基本解释

It’s time you wised up to the harsh reality that job security doesn’t exist.
工作保障并不存在，现在是时候认识到这一严酷的现实了。
And that's because we're finally - finally! - coming to terms with the harsh reality we created for ourselves.
这是因为我们终于、终于开始正视残酷的现实了，这是我们自作自受。
Tobacco companies use packaging and other advertising techniques to make tobacco appealing, while distracting consumers from the harsh reality of how tobacco destroys health.
烟草公司利用包装和其它广告技术使烟草有吸引力，同时使消费者忽视烟草如何破坏健康的严酷现实。

Kenyan parliament member David Koech, serving as chairman of the Pan-African Parliamentarians' Network on Climate Change, which organized the event, said Africans expect global action because they are experiencing the harsh reality of an unfriendly climate.

Also unsurprising should be the harsh reality that when they leave prison they can't find jobs.
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If he can accept the harsh reality of the market then there's hope for the entire region.
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