dāng / chū / tā / bù / tīng / quàn / gào / ， / rú / jīn / zhǐ / néng / zì / jǐ / yàn / xià / zhè / méi / kǔ / guǒ / 。

当初他不听劝告，如今只能自己咽下这枚苦果。

He didn't listen to advice back then, so now he has to swallow this bitter fruit himself.