First we have the active voice, then the passive.

首先我们有主动语态，然后是被动语态。

I used the passive voice instead of the active voice.

我使用的是被动语态而不是主动语态。

The active voice: " I am very loyal."

“我很忠诚。”

It wouldn't sound so good if we just used the active voice.

如果我们只用主动语态听起来就不那么好了。

You should avoid the passive voice and use the active voice most of the time.

你应该避免使用被动语态，并且大部分时候使用主动语态。

The active voice: " After only one month, I earned a promotion to manager."

“仅一个月后，我晋升为经理。”

In the active voice, it might sound something like this: “Someone gave the Terminator an order.”

在主动语态中，可能是这样的：有人给终结者下了命令。

There are several reasons why English speakers use the by-passive instead of the active voice.

英语母语人士多使用被动句而非主动句有几个原因。

But we can change the sentence into the active voice by saying: This sad news breaks my heart.

但是我们可以这样说，把这个句子变成主动语态：这个令人难过的消息令我心碎。

While the passive voice is useful, English speakers often prefer reading and listening to sentences in the active voice.

虽然被动语态很有用，但英语母语人士通常更喜欢听读主动语态的句子。

How would that be expressed in the active voice?

这将如何用主动语态表达？

So, normally, it's best to use the active voice.

所以，通常情况下，最好使用主动语态。

Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?

6.下面哪个句子是主动语态？

The verb is active, what we would call the " active voice" (voice).

动词是主动的，我们称之为“主动语态”（voice）。

Similarly, write in the active, not the passive voice.

同样地，要尽量使用主动语态，而不是被动语态。

You're going to hear the active voice used, and the passive voice used.

您将听到使用的主动语态和使用的被动语态。

This one would be the better one, because it's using the active voice.

这个会更好， 因为它使用主动语态。

So, now… Now let’s talk about the active voice.

所以，现在… … 现在让我们谈谈主动语态。

Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?

9.下面哪个句子是主动语态？

But we are using the active voice to say, I didn't do the dishes.

但是我们用的是主动语态， 我没有洗碗。