Now I have to take it literally.

现在只能小心为上。

Huh. Yeah, I always took it literally.

有点意思，我一直当字面意思理解来着。

The figure should not be taken too literally.

不应过分看重这一数字。

It's not meant to be taken literally.

它不是字面意思。

But again, he took the words literally.

但他也从字面上理解这些词。

Now, riding the wind isn't to be taken literally.

乘风不是从字面上理解的。

That does not mean that we should take them literally.

这并不意味着我们要仅从字面上理解它们。

You could take this literally and metaphorically, by the way.

顺便说一句，你可以从字面上和隐喻上理解这一点。

I wouldn't want him to take that too literally.

我不希望他把我的话理解得太死了。

Oh, you all took that literally, my last name is Carpenter.

哦，你们还当真了，我的姓就是 Carpenter。

However, it's still a useful piece of advice as long as it isn't taken literally.

然而，只要不是按字面意思看，它仍然是一个有用的建议。

Yes, they take it too literally: they only understand its word-for-word meaning.

是的，一般是只看短语的字面意思，只是逐字理解这个短语。

Sophie knew the parable of how Jesus turned water into wine, but she had never taken it literally.

苏菲听过耶稣将水变成酒的故事，但她从未当真。

It's interesting even native speakers sometimes can take the words literally and can answer in that way, right?

有趣的是，即使是母语人士有时也能从字面上理解单词，并顺着意思回答。

'Cause I had took the challenge literally.

“因为我从字面上接受了挑战。

This is not to be taken literally.

这不能从字面上理解。

And what he does, he often takes the words literally, no worries, and says, " Well, but I'm not worried."

他经常照字面意思理解，no worries（不用担心），然后说，“好吧，但我并不担心。”

Take the droplet of water literally and drop it on stir it into the beans and then away you grind.

将水滴在豆子上搅拌，然后慢慢研磨。

However, don't take this word " real" too literally.

但是，不要从字面上理解“真实”这个词。

And I take this passage literally, as it is written.

我按照字面上的意思理解这段话。