Watching TV is typically a passive experience.

看电视而不见通常只是一种被动体验。

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After such an experience an animal often remains passive even when it can effect change—a state they called learned helplessness.

有过这样的经历后，即使是在能够带来改变的情况下，动物也常常保持被动——这种状态被他们称为习得性无助。

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This theatrical model couldn't be more different from the typical experience of a West End show, whereby a room full of passive ticket-buyers take in the entertainment on a proscenium stage.

这种剧场模式与看典型的西区表演截然不同，如何能让一屋子的被动的购票者在舞台上参与娱乐表演呢。

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"What was undeniable was that it wasn't a passive viewing experience, " Mr. Hurwitz said, referring to the show when it aired on Fox.

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But as wonderful as navigation apps are, they have been about as passive an experience as watching TV, with the key difference of directing most of your focus away from their screens.

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Nor do they have much experience in passive investment: foreign operations are usually kept on a tight leash.

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