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Translation of Passive Voice in EST Warm-up Practice “User interface started with the command prompt, moved to graphics, then touch, and then gestures,” Yaakobi said. “Its now moving to invisible UI, where there is nothing to operate. ” Yaakobi称，用户界面一开始是命令提示符，后来变成图形界面，然后是触摸界面，在接下来是手势界面，现在开始向无形用户界面转变了，在这种界面下用户将没有什么可以操作。 Typhoon wrecked great devastation on this region, trees were blown down, fields were inundated, houses were washed away, and a lot of people got drowned. 译句: 台风给这一地区带来极大的损害，树术被吹倒了，田地被淹没了，房屋被冲垮了，人也被淹死不少。 As the feed movement went on, the tool suddenly was caught by superfluous chips. 译句: 当进给运动正在进行时，刀具突然被过多的切屑挡住了。 Besides voltage, resistance and capacitance, an alternating current is also influenced by inductance. 译句: 除了电压，电阻和电容外，交流电还受到电感的影响 Frequency of Passive Voice in EST 科技英语中的谓语至少三分之一是被动语态。而且这些被动语态的时态是一般现在时 , 或者这些动词与情态动词连用。 ——英国利兹大学John Swales Purposes of Passive Voice in EST Objectivity of information 科技英语侧重叙事和推理，读者重视的是现象和事实 , 而不是动作的执行者 Information emphasis 被动语态可使科技文章在句子一开头就引出最重要的信息, 引起读者的兴趣 Functions of Passive Voice in EST 叙述规则和一般原理 描述过程 带情态动词 should, must 的被动语态特别常用于说明书、操作规程、程序建议和注意事项等资料 Examples 1. Many car engines are cooled by water 许多汽车发动机都是用水冷却的。 2. The Bessemer Process uses a furnace called a“converter”. The outside of the converter is made of steel plates. The inside is lined with bricks. The converter is tipped on to its side and the charge of molten iron is poured into the top. Then the converter is put upright again. A blast of air is blown through holes in the base of the converter. This is called the “blow”. 酸性转炉法使用称为“转炉”的高炉。转炉的外壳由钢板制成, 内部用耐火砖衬砌, 把转炉向一侧倾转后, 从炉顶上把铁水倒入炉中, 再把炉子转回直立位置, 从炉子底部的孔中把空气吹入炉中 —称为“鼓风”。 Examples 3. First of all, the preparation for giving the injection must be carried out. In selecting the medication, it must be triple checked to ensure that the right medication and dosage is being given. This is done by checking the order against the medication card