So the authorities kept the lid on, and religious practice beyond the liturgy was risky.

所以，政府当局一直在雪藏宗教，而宗教习俗也不再局限于礼拜仪式，开始走向危险的边缘。

We've managed to keep the lid on this for 19 years now.

我们已经努力维持了十九年的和平局面。

It was in this increasingly complex and confusing environment that Dag Hammarskjold and his Congo club of diplomats attempted to keep the lid on a pot that was dangerously close to boiling over.

正是在这种日益复杂混乱的环境中，达格·哈马舍尔德和他的刚果外交俱乐部试图为即将沸腾的危险局面盖上锅盖。