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他们觉得最终决定难以接受。

They found the final decision hard to ___swallow.

我的喉咙很痛，吞咽时真的很疼。

My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I ___swallow.

很难在不感到沮丧的情况下接受如此严厉的反馈。

It's challenging to ___swallow such harsh feedback without feeling demotivated.