Take sb seriously
认真───earnest;某人───someone
Ella was a pious, earnest woman.───埃拉是个虔诚、认真的女人。
Life is real and earnest.───人生是真实的、认真的.
The boy's earnest effort counterbalance his slowness at learning.───这孩子孜孜不倦的努力抵消了他学习的迟钝.
The words were earnest but they fell on deaf ears.───言者谆谆,听者藐藐.
The race for the White House begins in earnest today.───入主白宫的角逐今天正式开始。
His words, though quite brief , are earnest enough to prompt one to deep thought.───他话讲得不多, 可是语重心长,发人深思.
Some even managed that classic pose of cocking their head to side with an earnest gaze.───一些小动物甚至会摆出一个经典造型——把脑袋抬起侧向一边,摆出一副非常严肃的凝视状.
The two countries can finally start negotiating in earnest about issues of mutual concern.───两国终于可以开始就双方共同关心的问题进行更为认真的谈判。
It is my earnest wish that you use this money to continue you study of music.