Those of secondary or passive smoking are rather more contentious, even though they form the basis of the smoking bans.

二手烟或被动吸烟者相当不满，即使他们构成了吸烟禁令的基础。

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He wrote that this new form of digital play (" the enthusiasm of irresponsible youngsters ") was "heresy, uninvited and unwelcome" in a world of "passive consumerism."

他在文章中说这种新形式的数字娱乐(“不负责任的年轻人的狂热”)在一个“消极消费主义”的世界上是“离经叛道，不受欢迎的”。

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Shrouding buildings with plants solves the natural-light problem for agriculture, ACTS as a passive form of climate control for the buildings and makes for a nice view.

用植物包裹建筑物的方法解决了农业生产所需的自然光问题，同时还能为建筑物调节气候，并能成为一种好看的景观。

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Although it is easy to remember that later in the dialogue most of their contribution seems to be " of the form of "Yes Socrates, no Socrates," they seem to be rather passive interlocutors.

但很明显地,他们在稍后对话中的,绝大部份贡献似乎是反复的,“Yes，苏格拉底，“、，“No，苏格拉底“,他们是相对被动的对话者。

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The exchange also demonstrates the passive voice, the form of speech in which the doer of the action is not stated.

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