认错道歉

Eat one's words不是"食言"（go back on one's word / break a promise）,是"认错;道歉"（to admit that they were wrong about something they said）.

另外还有一种情况叫false friend或false cognate，是指两种语言中形式相同或非常相似，但意义不同的词。

It will not make you appear weak, nor will it hand them all the power in the relationship. Rather, Coleman says, apologizing shows your kids that you value honesty and forthrightness."You're much more likely to command your kids' respect and get them to obey you when you lead by example," Coleman notes.

科尔曼说，向孩子认错会为孩子树立一个榜样，他们将从你这里学会如何对自己的错误道歉；这样做不会令你显得无能，也不会使你的孩子从此变得强势；相反，父母的道歉会让孩子明白你是坦诚直率的，你对诚实是很看重的，因此他们会更加尊重你、服从你。

I'll have to eat my humble pie, and I'll have to go and see him.

我得认错道歉，我这就去看他。

Loving a person: It's to know and to resolve; it's to apologize and to appreciate; It's to acknowledge and to correct; It's to considerate and to understand; It's acceptance but not tolerance; It's allowance but not indulgence; It's support but not control; It's care but not inquiry; It's release but not complain ; It's indelibility but not oblivion; It's to communicate but not order; It's to pray but not require; You can be romantic but not lavish; You can be easy to fall in love but never make it easy to let go.

爱一个人：要了解，也要开解；要道歉，也要道谢；要认错，也要改错；要体贴，也要体谅；是接受，而不是忍受；是宽容，而不是纵容；是支持，而不是支配；是慰问，而不是质问；是倾诉，而不是控诉；是难忘，而不是遗忘；是彼此交流，而不是凡事交待；是为对方默默祈求，而不是向对方诸多要求；可以浪漫，但不要浪费；可以随时牵手，但不要随便分手。

And though he undoubtedly meant what he said, Wen's mea culpa must carry less weight than it would have a few years ago - on previous occasions he has been obliged to ask the people's pardon for everything from the deaths of coal miners and polluted drinking water to train passengers stranded by the authorities' inadequate response to a severe snowstorm.

然而，他说的无疑是肺腑之言，但是他的认错肯定不像几年前那么有分量。曾经就矿难伤亡，饮用水污染，以及列车旅客被困雪灾，等事件地方政府消极的处理态度，而诚挚的道歉。

It rankles me that Scott never apologizes when he does something wrong.

斯科特做错事时从不认错道歉，真是令我心痛。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。