大学英语四级100条阅读难句-sentence 36

　　Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment (非直接接触) of emailing would make it easier to lie. (06.6 Passage 1)

　　分析主干：Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars...

　　不定式to be the biggest liars 在句中作宾语emailers 的补语。现在分词reasoning在句中作伴随状语。that 引导从句作reasoning 的宾语。该宾语从句又包含一个原因状语从句，由because 引导。

　　译文：有些心理学家原以为人们在电子邮件中最容易撒谎，理由是：欺骗使人感到不舒服，所以电子邮件这种非直接接触的媒介能让人的谎言更容易说出口。

大学英语四级100条阅读难句-sentence 37

　　Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge ( 大杂烩) ofenvironmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labeling” study published by Consumers International Friday. (05.6 Passage 2)

　　分析主干：Consumers are being confused and misled by...

　　本句用了现在进行时的被动语态，含两个谓语动词confused 和misled。过去分词短语made by...和published by...分别修饰前面的名词claims 和study。

　　译文：根据消费者国际组织在星期五发表的野绿色商标冶研究报告，消费者受到了各种家居产品五花八门的环保声明的误导，都被搞糊涂了。