The lies were most often not 【what(引导表语从句，做call的宾语，指代the lies) most of us would call earth-shattering（宾补）】.
Most stikingly(做状语，位于句首，表状态) ,these tellers-of-a-thousand-lies（hyphen连字符号） reported 【that（引导宾语从句） their deceptions caused them ''little preoccupation or regret.''】
Ninety-two percent of the teenagers admitted having lied(承认已经做了某事 admit+doing/having doing) to their parents in the previous year...
Despite these admissions(引导让步转语从句) , 91 percent of all respodents said they were ''satisfied with my own ethics and character.
And then there are professions—（表举例，相当于such as） lawyers ,pundits, public relations consultants—（表插入语）【 whose（引导定从） members seem to specialize in shaping or spinning the truth to suit clients' need.（表语）】
Invariably(状语) he tells her how wonderful it is, to avoid hurting her feelings(目的状语，现在分词作宾语).
Philosopher Sissela Bok warns us that they can put us on a slippery slope(metaohor暗喻，表dilemma困境的意思).
暗喻 例句：Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
Who believes it(形式宾语) anymore 【when（引导宾从） they're that（引导宾从） the person they want to reach by phones（省略了that的定从） is ''in a meeting''?】（reach sb. by phone打电话找某人）
修饰性疑问句 特点：用自问自答或只问不答来表达肯定的意思
Once they've become common enoush(once 引导的条件状语从句), even the small untruths that are not meant to hurt（that引导的定语从句，修饰the small untruths） encourage a certain cynicism and loss of trust.
Are all white lies to be avoid at all costs?(设问句，也可写成Should we spend no expende to avoid all white lies?)
将来时：be to do，强调按计划进行： will表临时的打算，计划；about to表即将，马上要做的
The most understandable and forgivable lies are an exchange of what ethicists refer to as the prnciple of trust（what引导的宾语从句，what充当宾语成分） for the principle of caring, ''like telling children about the tooth fairy, or deceiving somone to set them up for a surprise party（目的状语）,'' Josephson says.(an exchange of A for B用B替代A；)
