12月四级考试阅读长难句精讲精练（八）_大学英语阅读

12月四级考试阅读长难句精讲精练（八）

　　38. Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge podge of environmental claims made by household products, according to a green labeling study published by Consumers International Friday.

　　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绿色商标研究报告，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。

　　39. I have also witnessed a player reacting to his opponents intentional and illegal blocking by deliberately hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the course of play.

　　分析主干：I have witnessed a player reacting

　　reacting 在句中是现在分词，作宾语 a player 的补语曰by... hitting...是 reacting 的方式状语，hitting 作介词 by 的宾语。 as hard as he could 是比较结构，表示尽力。

　　译文还有一次我看到过一个球员在比赛中因为对方的一个有意犯规阻挡，而故意使足了力气把球砸向对方。

　　40. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.