【分析】本句中的介词by表示通过某种手段或方法，后面要接动名词短语做宾语。同时本句中有一个定语从句that doesn't behave like normal water.修饰前面的先行词liquid。

2.Fun though all this may sound, it's still rather messy and better read about in theory than carried out in practice.

【翻译】尽管所有这些听起来很有趣，但是这仍然只是理论上更好一点，而不是实际执行。

【分析】本句中的Fun though all this may sound是一个形式倒装，相当于一个让步状语从句Though all this may sound fun。

　　It's generally believed that people act the way they do because of their personalities and attitudes. They recycle their garbage because they care about the environment. They pay S5 for a caramel brul6e latte because they like expensive coffee drinks.

　　It's undeniable that behavior comes from our inner dispositions (性情），but in many instances we also draw inferences about who we are, as suggested by the social psychologist Daryl Bern, by observing our own behavior. We can be strangers to ourselves. If we knew our own minds，why would we need to guess what our preferences are from our behavior? If our minds were an open book, we would know exactly how much we care about the environment or like lattes. Actually，we often need to look to our behavior to figure out who we are.

　　Moreover, we don't just use our behavior to learn about our particular types of character~we infer characters that weren't there before. Our behavior is often shaped by little pressures around us, which we fail to recognize. Maybe we recycle because our wives and neighbors would disapprove if we didn't. Maybe we buy lattes in order to impress the people around us. We should not mistakenly believe that we always behave as a result of some inner disposition.

Whatever pressures there can be or inferences one can make, people become what they do， though it may not be in compliance (符合)with their true desires. Therefore,