Some parents take their children's birthday parties very seriously, even when the child is too young to fully understand the celebration.

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It's just that I think it's fun to play the game these guys do, but we shouldn't take it too seriously.

那些人玩的游戏我觉得倒挺有趣,但实在不能太当真

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Frost says at the time that he's publishing A Boy's Will, to a friend: You mustn't take me too seriously if I now proceed to brag a bit about my exploits as a poet.

他在发表第一本书时对一个朋友说：,不要对我太认真,如果我现在吹嘘自己已是一位诗人。

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You can see I'm not too friendly to that interpretation, but it is being taken very, very seriously.

我对这种启示不是很认可,但是人们都非常认真对待

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It's my lifeblood and I want you to take this seriously too.

这课是我的心血,我也希望你们能认真对待

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