A good candidate takes the initiative not only in communicating, but also in anticipating and tackling design issues — usually without any specific directive.

好的候选者不仅进行沟通方面的工作，而且也会预计各种设计问题并加以解决——通常在没有任何具体指示的情况下自觉进行。

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The television viewer takes no initiative. He is completely passive and has everything without any effort on his part.

看电视的人没有主动性，他完全被动，他这一方无需任何努力就能获得一切。

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If you want to make a change, don't depend on the help of others without taking any initiative yourself.

当自己想要改变时，不要只依赖他人的帮助，自己却不采取任何的行动。

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Spending on virtually any K-12 educational initiative without having increased student learning as the ultimate priority makes no sense.

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