非消费活动是主动的，而不是被动的。

Non-consuming activities are active, not passive.

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聆听是一种主动的，而非被动的行为，它包含听到、领会和记住。

Listening is an active, not a passive behaviour, which consists of hearing understanding and remembering.

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因此，倾听是一种由听、理解和记忆组成的主动行为，而不是被动行为。

Listening is thus an active, not a passive, behaviour consisting of hearing, understanding and remembering.

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You can be passive if it isn't any good but if you are more active, you may find things.

如果没有什么好处，你们可以被动,但是如果你们更主动，会发现些什么。

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Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged, as opposed to just taking down passive notes.

主动参与，集中注意，更好地理解材料，而不是被动做笔记。

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It's as if "thinking nothing" is not a passive activity, but an active one.

好像“脑子里一片空白“,不是一种被动行为，而是主动的似的。

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