In this lesson, we are going to practice speaking about our lives. We will learn to talk about the past using the past passive and past passive progressive tenses.

本课中，我们将练习谈论我们的生活。我们将学习使用过去被动语态谈论过去。

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In the past information consumption was largely passive, leaving aside the telephone.

如果不考虑电话，过去的信息使用是非常被动的。

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Use the active rather than the passive voice, and the present tense unless past tense is necessary.

使用主动语态和现在时，而非被动语态和过去时。

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If you've asked your recruiting team to target passive candidates in the past, it's time you get to know the new proactive candidates, people who cultivate new job opportunities long before they need them.

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