在付出了所有辛勤工作后，失去我的工作真是一记耳光。

After all that hard work, losing my job was ___a ___slap ___in ___the ___face.

参观医院犹如一记耳光，揭示了一个严酷的现实。

Visiting the hospital was like ___a ___slap ___in ___the ___face, revealing a harsh reality.

她的公开拒绝对他的努力来说感觉像是一记耳光。

Her public rejection felt like ___a ___slap ___in ___the ___face to his efforts.