Verbs come in two types, active and passive.

词有两种语态，主式和被式。

The passive takes you away from the event itself a little bit.

被式能让你有一点点远离该件本身的作用。

And it's not just passive structures, it's entire machines.

不光是被式结构，整个机器也已经造出了。

Or they can be more simple, passive designs that use springs and dampeners.

也有比较简单的运用弹簧和减震器的被式设计。

Hey Jack, can you tell us more about that?

彩虹爷爷绘画的灵感是生活中的物 Grandpa Rainbow's paintings are inspired by things in his life 我们先词 inspire 它是赋予灵感或给予启示的意思 用在被式的句型里就是 A is inspired by B 表示A是被B赋予灵感的换句话说 A 的灵感是 B 比如 This painting is inspired by the beautiful autumn leaves. 这幅画的灵感美丽的秋天树叶 The story is inspired by a brave woman. 这个故的灵感是一名勇敢的女性？

I've been, it's been, I did manage to use a passive here, so I was asked to go.

I've been，it's been，我确实在这里成功地使用了被式，所以我被要求去。

So, you can use the passive to talk about simple facts like this, about which currency is used in which countries.

你可以像这样，用被式陈述简单的实，说明哪个国家用哪种货币。

Passive solar energy doesn't use any equipment.

被式太阳能不使用任何设备。

Passive systems take advantage of the location or design of a house.

被式系统利用房屋的位置或设计。

So, if you can say by who, by a person, by someone, by a body of people - you're using the passive.

如果你用到被某人，由某人，由某一个人—你就是在使用被式。

Today there are passive wearables that automatically detect falls, and camera-based surveillance systems to monitor elder safety.

如今，有可检测跌倒的被式可穿戴设备，以及用监控老年人安全的基摄像头的监控系统。

The operator of one of these rooms said, " Unlike passive forms of entertainment, escape rooms require engagement and teamwork, making them a favorite among people seeking unique social experiences."

其中一家密室的运营者表示：“与被式娱乐不同，密室逃脱需要参与和团队合作，因此深受追求独特社交体验人群的喜爱。”

" The earthquake toppled the Central Bank." You can do this in the passive, and you can read this in a newspaper or hear it on a news report, on TV, or on your laptop, or whatever screen you're using.

“地震摧毁了中央银行。”你也可以说成被式，你可以在报纸上读到，也可以在新闻报道、电视、笔记本电脑或任何你正在使用的屏幕上到。

The central placement of that, of course, it's not occasionally, This is an architectural technique of energy passive house taken from ancestors when the center of each house was a stolen fire of the main source to heat.

这种中央布置当然不是偶然的，这是从祖先那里借鉴而的被式房屋建筑技术， 每栋房子的中心都会有一个主要热源供暖。