Verbs come in two types, active and passive.

动词有两种语态，主动式和被动式。

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

被动式能让你有一点点远离该件本身作用。

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

不光是被动式结构，整个机器也已经造出来了。

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

也有比较简单运用弹簧和减震器被动式设计。

Hey Jack, can you tell us more about that?

彩虹爷爷绘画灵感是来自于生活 Grandpa Rainbow's paintings are inspired by things in his life 们先来看动词 inspire 它是赋予灵感或给予启示意思 用在被动式句型里就是 A is inspired by B 表示A是被B赋予灵感换句话说 A 灵感是来自于 B 比如 This painting is inspired by the beautiful autumn leaves. 这幅画灵感来自于美丽秋天树叶 The story is inspired by a brave woman. 这个故灵感是来自于一名勇敢女性？

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，确实在这里成功地使用了被动式，所以被要求去。

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，用被动式来陈述简单实，来说明哪个国家用哪种货币。

Passive solar energy doesn't use any equipment.

被动式太阳能不使用任何设备。

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

被动式系统利用房屋位置或设计。

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—你就是在使用被动式。

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

如今，有可自动检测跌倒被动式可穿戴设备，以及用于监控老年人安全基于摄像头监控系统。

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."

其一家密室运营者表示：“与被动式娱乐不同，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.

“地震摧毁了央银行。”你也可以说成被动式，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.

这种央布置当然不是偶然，这是从祖先那里借鉴而来被动式房屋建筑技术， 每栋房子心都会有一个主要热源来供暖。