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| 戴玨 ?2011-03-10 06:30:22?? |  |
'hanging her head' is a participial phrase, it functions as an adjective modifying 'she'. Another way to look at it: it's a non-finite clause, i.e. a subordinate clause that has a logical relationship with the main clause 'Because of ripeness /she's shy'. 'Because of ripeness' is a prepositional phrase, it serves as an adverbial to the main clause, it does not have a logical relationship with subordinate clauses.
On the other hand, if you want to stick to the original word order, your second interpretation is just fine: "Because of ripeness/she hangs her head shyly".
BTW, in a structure like 'Only she is...', 'Only' means 'except that, but' or 'were it not for the fact that '.
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