A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
被动
Passive
Guilt loves the passive.
内疚喜欢消极的人。
To be silent is to be passive.
沉默就是被动。
Passive pleasure is no pleasure at all.
被动的快乐根本不是快乐。
Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.
观察是一门被动的科学,实验是一门主动的科学。
In this very real world, good doesn't drive out evil. Evil doesn't drive out good. But the energetic displaces the passive.
在这个真实的世界里,善不能驱逐恶。恶不能驱逐善。但积极的人取代了消极的人。
Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.
被动的不活动,因为你没有得到具体的指示去做这个或那个,是一个严重的缺陷。
A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
令人震惊的罪行是在少数人肆无忌惮的主动下,在更多人的祝福下,在所有人的被动默许下犯下的。
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.
让人们保持被动和顺从的明智方法是严格限制可接受意见的范围,但允许在这个范围内进行非常活跃的辩论。