Formerly he talked big but now he sings small.

他过去满嘴大话，现在可说话谦虚谨慎了。

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He always talked big, but never amounted to anything.

他长吹大牛，但从不干实事。

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He had almost talked big and had almost always delivered.

他老是说大话，而又几乎总能实现。

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He talked about big corporations like General Motors that are in trouble in part because of the high cost of providing health insurance to employees.

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I think the question purely of religion in conflict with human rights is a new avenue as we talked about changes and the new big dialogue in human rights.

我认为，单纯就宗教和人权,之间的冲突来说,这是个新出现的问题,也开启了有关人权问题的新对话。

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