I stilled myself, began to work seriously for another year and reapplied.

我让自己静下心来，开始认真地又干了一年，重新申请。

youdao

I’m definitely labelled in the pin-up category and I haven’t given people a reason to take my work seriously yet.

无疑我被贴上了固定的标签，然而，我还没有给人们一个认真看待我工作的理由。

youdao

In fact , I had not taken this seriously. The next day, I had went to work.

也没挂在心上，第二天照常上班认真工作不提。

youdao

"It's a lot of hard work being nominated for the Turner Prize and I'd advise anybody who gets nominated for it to think seriously whether you accept it, " she said.

BBC: Turner Prize: 2012 shortlist announced