She had to face up to the fact that she would never walk again.

她必须敢于面对现实：她再也不能走路了。

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He must face up to the fact that he is no longer young.

他必须勇于正视自己不再年轻这一事实。

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He won't face up to the fact that he is too old for the job.

他年岁太大不宜做这项工作，他却不愿面对这一现实。

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Journalists have to face up to the fact that we -- along with about 800 million Facebook users worldwide -- are the product being sold.

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But the company is now having to face up to the fact that it will take some time to develop and prove the necessary technology.

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He said he knew a man who met the soldiers who had killed his two sons, and had had to face up to the fact that those soldiers would never be taken to prison.

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