One of their biggest enemies is the shark. Dolphins often escape1 sharks by playing 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。

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Opossums playing dead actually slip into a semi-comatose state, thus removing any excitement of the kill for a predator.

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。

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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.

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。

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So, the barber is speaking about his son in such a way that he seems alive, but, in fact, he's dead. So here is one dead child playing baseball, or the memory of him playing baseball is alive with his father.

这个老理发师在用一种谈论,活人的口吻谈论他的儿子，但实际上他已经死了，那么，这里是一个打篮球的孩子的死，也许对他父亲而言，关于他打篮球的记忆将长存。

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Even as the sun came out Friday afternoon, the wind continued and was especially a factor on the 18th, playing dead into the breeze.

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