他原以为只是玩笑,没想到董事会竟把这项提议当真了。Tā yuán yǐwéi zhǐ shì wánxiào, méi xiǎngdào dǒngshìhuì jìng bǎ zhè xiàng tíyì dàngzhēn le.He had thought it was only a joke, but unexpectedly the board took the proposal seriously.
我只是开玩笑的,你别当真。Wǒ zhǐshì kāi wánxiào de, nǐ bié dàngzhēn.I was only joking, so don't take it seriously.
你当真要辞职吗?再考虑一下吧。Nǐ dàngzhēn yào cízhí ma? Zài kǎolǜ yíxià ba.Are you really going to resign? Think it over again.