Luxi Posted October 23, 2018 at 02:16 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 at 02:16 PM Today's LARB China Channel has a good short article on active and passive voice in Mandarin. Now I finally know when to use 被... ...And what a splendid choice for a page banner! Passive-Aggressive: Expressing misfortune, and resistance, in Mandarin by Anne Henochowicz (3 min read) The conclusion: "Shun the passive voice in English, if you must. Wield bèi when you share your woes – and when you want to fight back." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted October 23, 2018 at 03:31 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 at 03:31 PM Interesting article. Is there a meaning for the page banner? "Fuck Strunk & White" maybe...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxi Posted October 23, 2018 at 04:42 PM Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 at 04:42 PM 1 hour ago, mungouk said: Is there a meaning for the page banner It suggests that the teacher doesn't really understand the word she's so innocently teaching. Probably an old cartoon. Now, even teachers in remote locations are familiar with that sort of vocabulary thanks to the internet. The article is very funny, but I think the grammar is correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal2u Posted October 24, 2018 at 06:13 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 at 06:13 AM Nice article. It's nice to see the example with 被 written out next to the 把 sentence for comparison. The examples with 被自杀 and 被代表 are pretty good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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