##lesson77
keep quiet
保持安静；保守秘密
<no01,ben did everything he could to keep the kids quiet.
本用尽一切方法让孩子们保持安静。
<no02,please keep quiet; we are trying to work in here!
请你们安静点，我们还想在这里工作！
<no03,we're throwing a surprise birthday party for alexis; keep it quiet.
我们要帮亚历克亚斯办一个生日派对，不要张扬出去。
<no04,once the reporter found out about the problem, the government could not keep it quiet.
一旦被记者发现了这个问题，政府就无法再装聋作哑。
英语广角镜
keep quite 从字面上看就可以了解意思。作“保持安静”用时，也可以用 keep the noise down 表示。作“保守秘密”解时，与 keep (something) to (oneself) 意思相近。