请问prep 172题，讨论里没有

vivian_huang

172. The hognose snake puts on an impressive bluff, hissing and rearing back, broadens the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does, feigning repeated strikes, but, having no dangerous fangs and no venom, eventually, if its pursuer is not cowed by the performance, will fall over and play dead.

A. broadens the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does, feigning repeated strikes, but, having no dangerous fangs and no venom,

B. broadens the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does and feigns repeated strikes, but with no dangerous fangs and no venom,

C. broadening the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does and feigning repeated strikes, but it has no dangerous fangs and no venom, and

D. broadening the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does and feigns repeated strikes, but with no dangerous fangs and no venom, and

E. broadening the flesh behind its head the way a cobra does, feigning repeated strikes, but with no dangerous fangs and no venom, and

正确答案：C

谁能帮我翻译一下它的意思 ？

amuro1230

hognose这种蛇会像眼镜蛇cobra一样做出hissing嘶嘶出声, rearing竖起身体, broadening并且把头后面的肌肉展开，feigning假装进攻（来恐吓敌人）[以上为ing分词并列]，但是it(hognose)没有毒牙和毒液（眼镜蛇都有），而且更进一步（and eventually），如果它的敌人没有被这些行为吓跑的话，（它）就会躺下来装死。