the day of reckoning

基本解释

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said yesterday that the day of reckoning is here.
加州州长阿诺·施瓦辛格昨天说“现在是清算的日子了。”
Higher walls, tougher visa restrictions, and ships patrolling borders in increasing numbers will only postpone the day of reckoning.
更高的墙壁，更为严格的签证限制，不断增加的海岸边境巡查只是推延了这一天的到来。
In this environment, whether annual health care costs rise or fall by 1% or even 5% is irrelevant — all we do is move the day of reckoning less than 1 year closer or farther away.
在这种环境下，无论是每年的卫生保健费用上升或下降1％甚至5％都是无关紧要的-我们所能做的便是变动计算天数不到1年或更远一点。

The day of reckoning will come when the Fed starts to tighten, according to Schiff.
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Unfortunately, the compromise simply postpones the day of reckoning for all three issues until March.
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The day of reckoning is far closer than it was when President Bush proposed his reform.
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