be down-to-earth

脚踏实地

(jiǎo tà shídì )

A: You can't be like this anymore. You need to be more down-to-earth and work harder. 

你不能再这样下去了,你得脚踏实地,好好工作。

(nǐ bùnénɡ zài zhèyànɡ xiàqù le,nǐ děi jiǎo tà shídì,hǎohāo ɡōnɡzuò. )

B: Sorry, I will keep that in mind. Thanks for your advice. 

对不起,我会记住的。谢谢你的建议。

(duìbùqǐ, wǒ huì jìzhù de, xièxiè nǐ de jiànyì .)