今天我们要学的词是 diminish. Diminish, 动词,是“减少, 缩小”的意思。三十年代的美国著名童星秀兰·邓波去世,她三岁开始表演,很快成名,不过,Her popularity diminished as she grew older, and she retired early to raise a family. 随着年龄的增长,她的受欢迎程度降低,于是她一早就退出演艺圈,组建家庭。今年九月,苏格兰将举行公民投票,决定是否从英联邦独立,英国首相卡梅伦表示,Independence would be bad for Scotland and would leave the United Kingdom "deeply diminished." 独立对苏格兰不好,而且会将英国大大地削弱。好的,今天我们学习的词是 diminish, diminish, diminish...