大学英语四级100条阅读难句-sentence 38

　　Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge ofenvironmental 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。