Verbs come in two types, active and passive.

动词有两种语态，主动式和被动式。

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。

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身的作。

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

也有比较简单的运弹簧和减震器的被动式设计。

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，我确实这里成功地使了被动式，所以我被要求去。

Passive solar energy doesn't use any equipment.

被动式太阳能不使任何设备。

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

被动式系统利的位置或设计。

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

如果你到被某人，由某人，由某一个人—你就是使被动式。

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，被动式来陈述简单的实，来说明哪个国家哪种货币。

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，以及于监控老年人安全的基于摄像头的监控系统。

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 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. 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？

The gimmick is that the homes are called passive - off the grid, energy-ultra-efficient and sleekly designed inside and out.

其噱头于，这些住宅被称为被动式住宅——脱离电网、超节能、内外设计时尚。

" 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。”你也可以说成被动式，你可以报纸上读到，也可以新闻报道、电视、笔记电脑或任何你正使的屏幕上看到。