装死能够阻止猎食者的进攻。
另外一人不会爬树，于是便倒在地上，闭住眼睛装死。
The other man could not climb trees.So he threw himself on the ground, closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.
有些动物遇到危险时便装死。
本赶快躺在地上装死。
大家都以为那个老骗子已经死了，原来他是在装死。
Everyone thought the old con man must have died, but it turned out he was just playing possum.
另外一人不会爬树，于是便倒在地上，闭住眼睛装死。
The other man could not climb trees. So he threw himself on the ground, closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.
仙鹤说：“当猎人把手伸进洞来把我拉出去时，我就装死。”
"When the hunter pushes his hand into the burrow and pulls me out," he said, "I'll pretend to be dead."
一个人迅速地爬上了树，另外一个躲闪不及，只好躺到地上装死。
One of them quickly climbed up a tree. The other man was not so quick. He just lay on the ground pretending to be dead.
鲨鱼是海豚最大的敌人之一，而海豚经常靠装死来躲避鲨鱼的猎捕。
One of their biggest enemies is the shark. Dolphins often escape1 sharks by playing dead.
装死的负鼠实际上是处于一种半昏迷状态，以消除天敌的猎杀的兴奋感。
Opossums playing dead actually slip into a semi-comatose state, thus removing any excitement of the kill for a predator.
当他意识到自己的生命有危险，这个猎手开始装死，一直到发怒的狮子走远。
Sensing that his life was in jeopardy, the hunter played possum until the irate lion disappeared.
可是回到家后，我们只要一藏起来，它就游得特别欢，但是我们一靠近，它就装死。
After we went back home, when we hid ourselves, it would swim so happily. But as long as we approached him, it would play dead.
有三个聪明的公民耍了花招，让门卫放了他们出去：其中一人装死，另外两人抬了他出去。
Three clever citizens tricked the guards into letting them through an exit: one pretended to be dead and the other two carried him out.
不久，又有一只金龟子飞过来， 不屈不挠地在搬一个粪球；汤姆碰了一下这小东西，看它把腿缩进身体装死。
A tumblebug came next, heaving sturdily at its ball, and Tom touched the creature, to see it shut its legs against its body and pretend to be dead.
如果判定逃跑没希望了，最后就会试图通过装死来躲避攻击，或是用其他办法使自己在攻击者眼中看起来不那么美味。
If it appears that escape is not possible, then a last attempt at deflecting the attack is tried - playing dead, or otherwise appearing as an undesirable morsel to the attacker.
小王子自言自语地说：“如果她看到这些，她是一定会很恼火……她会咳嗽得更厉害，并且为避免让人耻笑，她会佯装死去。
"She would be very much annoyed, " he said to himself, "if she should see that… she would cough most dreadfully, and she would pretend that she was dying, to avoid being laughed at.
小王子自言自语地说：“如果她看到这些，她是一定会很恼火……她会咳嗽得更厉害，并且为避免让人耻笑，她会佯装死去。
"She would be very much annoyed, " he said to himself, "if she should see that… she would cough most dreadfully, and she would pretend that she was dying, to avoid being laughed at.
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