可能是受了英文passive voice的影响, 中文的表达被丰富了, 出现了 “被和谐” 、“被旅游” 等等。 但反过来, 亦发展了英文passive voice的运用。 例如suicide(自杀), 传统用法一般是active voice, 像He suicides, He suicided, He committed suicide。 但现在有Mr. W. Y. Li was suicided. (Mr Li had been in prision for nearly 20 years because of the event happened 23 years ago.)