They were never serious about it.

他们从没把它当真。

youdao

You thrive on argument, even when you aren't serious about it.

即使你对争论不是认真的，你仍旧很热衷于争论。

youdao

There are many books on drawing, but if you're serious about it, take a drawing class.

有很多关于画画的书，但是如果你是认真的，参加一个绘画班。

youdao

"It doesn't hold up to serious mathematics because Thailand sees about 1.4 million medical travelers from outside of Thailand.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

I had just gotten over a serious illness that I won't bother to talk about except that it had something to do with the miserably weary splitting up and my feeling that everything was dead.

我刚熬过一场重大疾病，具体就不说了,只是这与我和妻子不幸的分离有些关系,我感觉万物都没有了生机。

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Faulkner says rebranding may be needed. "There are serious doubts about whether BP can retain its logo and its brand name in the way it has."

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

It could work at public schools, if Gingrich was at all serious about it.

FORBES: Gingrich Makes At Least One Good Point With Child Labor Law

The debt needs to be tamed now is the time to get serious about it.

FORBES: President Obama's Economy Continues To Fizzle

Let's just hope they're actually serious about it -- we're not holding our breath.

ENGADGET: MPAA says it's committed to fair use, interoperability, and, uh, DRM