第一， 迷你对话

A: You look scared today. What’s wrong with you?

你今天看上去很惊恐，怎么啦？

B: The criminal told me to keep my mouth shut.

罪犯告诉我不能声张。

A: Criminal? What do you mean? Didn’t you run into…

罪犯？你是说什么？难道你遇到了……

B: A robbery. The robber threatened to kill me if I told anyone about him.

一宗抢劫案，抢劫犯说如果我告诉任何人一个他的事情，他就要杀掉我。

A: Don’t be afraid. Let’s call the police. They will help us.

别害怕，咱们给警察打个电话，他们会帮助我们的。

第二， 地道表达

keep one’s mouth shut

1. 解词释义

Keep one’s mouth shut意思是“不要说出去，不要声张”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. You keep your mouth shut until you're spoken to.

等别人跟你说话时你再开口。

e.g. The policeman was given a bribe of 500 to keep his mouth shut.

向该警察行贿500英镑让他闭口不言。

e.g. When your heart is full, keep your mouth shut also.

在你心满意足的时候，千万不要声张。

e.g. I won't keep my mouth shut, and you won't buy me off.

我是不会保持沉默的，你也别想收买我。

第三， 咬文嚼字

run into：遭遇……

e.g. If you travel alone in the forest, you may run into danger.

如果你独自在森林里行走，你会遇到危险的。

e.g. He began to run into debt.

他背上了债务。