She shortened difficult words by dropping the final syllable.她略去难单词的最后一个音节,让单词变短。The days were getting shorter and the leaves had started falling from the trees白天变短了,树开始掉叶子。The days have begun to shorten. 白天已开始变短。Winter is coming and the days are getting shorter.冬天来临,白日变短了。