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.

被动式能让有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.

也有比较简单的运用弹簧和减震器的被动式设计。

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 我们先来看动词 inspire 它是赋予灵感或给予启示的意思 用被动式的句型里就是 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. 幅画的灵感来自于美丽的秋天树叶 The story is inspired by a brave woman. 个故的灵感是来自于名勇敢的女性？

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，我确里成功地使用了被动式，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.

可以像样，用被动式来陈述简单的，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.

如果用到被某人，由某人，由某个人—就是使用被动式。

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

如今，有可自动检测跌倒的被动式可穿戴设备，以及用于监控老年人安全的基于摄像头的监控系统。

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."

其中家密室的运营者表示：“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。”也可以说成被动式，可以报纸上读到，也可以新闻报道、电视、笔记本电脑或任何正使用的屏幕上看到。

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.

种中央布置当然不是偶然的，是从祖先那里借鉴而来的被动式房屋建筑技术， 每栋房子的中心都会有个主要热源来供暖。