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来了。

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来自于生活中的物 Grandpa Rainbow's paintings are inspired by things in his life 我们先来看词 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 的灵感是来自于 B 比如 This painting is inspired by the beautiful autumn leaves. 这幅画的灵感来自于美丽的秋天树叶 The story is inspired by a brave woman. 这个故的灵感是来自于一名勇敢的女性？

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.

你这样，用被式来陈述简单的实，来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，有自检测跌倒的被式穿戴设备，及用于监控老年人安全的基于摄头的监控系统。

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，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。”你也说成被式，你在报纸上读到，也在新闻报道、电视、笔记本电脑或任何你正在使用的屏幕上看到。

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来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来供暖。