Television is certainly a passive medium, compared to reading or interacting with computers and people.

相对于同计算机和人们交互来说，电视无疑不是一个很好的媒介。

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Films are not only passive, but also a medium of the last century: why should we trust them to tell a story about modern conflicts, which are so delocalised, so inhumane, so digital?

影片不仅是被动的，也是上个世纪的媒介：为什么我们要相信他们讲一个关于现代冲突的，如此异于寻常，如此残忍，如此数字化的故事？

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We have come to look upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment， placing our role in this dynamic medium as the passive viewer.

我们渐渐把显像 管看作是娱乐的来源，让自己成为这个生动的媒介的被动观众。

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Slowly but surely, Stewart has learned, online video is moving from a largely passive medium to a far more interactive one.

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It's basically more of a passive medium.

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But if you want just the highlights and would prefer to absorb them through a more passive medium, my Cato colleagues Caleb Brown and Austin Bragg have produced an excellent, 3-and-a-half-minute video, which gets straight to the point.

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