（一）语言点
1. 别闹了！
Keep your voices/it down. / Stop that noise. / Knock it off
2. 别大惊喜小怪，放轻松
Calm down. / Take it easy. / Easy. / Relax. / Chill. / Keep it together.
Don't panic / freak out.
Don't make such a fuss / a whole thing about it / a big deal out of nothing.
Stop being such a drama queen.
3. potato 拓展
ˈcouch potato 老泡在电视机前的人
hot potato 棘手的问题，烫手山芋
small 'potato 无足轻重的人/事物
meat and potatoes 最基本的部分，最必要的部分
4. upside down, inside out
△ turn sth upside down (upend) / inside out 可以表示“造成巨大变化/混乱”
e.g. His sudden death turned her world upside down.
e.g. The new manager turned the old system inside out.
△ known sb/sth inside out / like the back of your hand 了如指掌
e.g. This is where I grew up. I know this area inside out.
（二）语音点
1. I'm sure I wasn't that noisy when I was a little boy.
2. 连读 just enjoying，destroy (j) all，where is it，get it out
3. /aʊ/后面如果是/r/或/l/会加一个/ə/的音，比如tower，power ，flower，towel，shower
4. pronunce /prəˈnaʊns/ V.S. pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/ 注意这两个词元音不同，不要想当然。
（三）其他takeaways
1. 每个意群中有很多重音，但只有一个最重的音，叫做“调核”，一般是放在意群中最后一个有实际意义的词上。如果听不出来去模仿就可以了，还是要相信自己的耳朵。所谓理论只是帮助我们去理解，而不是让我们掉进理论的陷阱里。花更多的时间去“听”，而不是“说”。
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