小声点 keep it down
(1) keep sth down “使……安静点,使……轻声点”
(2) keep it down “小声点”
(3) keep your voice down “小声点”
例
Sherlock: Well, you are the one who shot him.
明明是你开的枪。
John: Keep it down.
小声点。
Tom: Are you so insecure that you have to pull that crap?
难道你对我就这么没信心需要上演这么一出吗?
Lynette: Keep your voi(spc是什么意思?spc即统计过程控制(Statistical Process Control),是一种借助数理统计方法的过程控制工具。)ce down!
你小声点。《绝望的主妇》
小点声 take it down a notch
(1) notch “等级,水平”
(2) take it down a notch “小点声”
(3) keep it/your voice down和take it down a notch在美剧中都很常用
(4) notch还有一个常用表达top-notch,表示“最高级的,第一流的”,如a top-notch company “一流的公司”
例
Girls, take it down a notch.
孩子们,小点声。
Let's take it down a notch.
你小点声叫喊。《摩登家庭》