To not take something too seriously or literally
不要把某事看得太过于严肃或字面理解 (bù yào bǎ mǒu shì kàn dé tài guò yú yán sù huò zì miàn lǐ jiě)
"You should take his stories with a grain of salt; he often exaggerates."
"你应该对他的故事保持怀疑态度; 他常常夸大其词。" (nǐ yīng gāi **duì tā de gù shì bǎo chí huái yí tài dù**; tā cháng cháng kuā dà qí cí.)
to follow the official policies or opinions of one’s politic...
unexpectedly or without warning
a characteristic that many members of a family share
to imagine pleasant things while awake
to earn enough money to live on
to stop being responsible for something
