At a point when or if all else has been taken into account and matters must be confronted, one way or another:在紧要关头：在如果或当任何其他因素都被考虑到了和所有事实都必需面对的时刻，不是以这种方式就是另一种方式："We extol the virtues of motherhood and bestow praise on the self-sacrificing homemaker but when push comes to shove, we give her little recognition for what she does"(Los Angeles Times)“我们赞美母性的美德和有自我牺牲精神的主妇们，但是当形势十分紧要的时刻，我们对她的所作所为却没有给予承认和认可”(洛杉矶时报)