2. On the day of Edison's funeral, many people silently
dimmed their lights.
在爱迪生葬礼的那一天。许多人都默默地调暗他们的灯。
3. Familiarity has
dimmed the excitement of the freedoms won: to travel, to shop, to exchange currency, to change jobs, to move house, to think, to speak.
旅行、购物、交换货币、更改职业、搬家、思考、谈论,这些自由带来的激动之处早已随着熟悉感的增加而削弱。