The performance had been intended to please the audience and draw their attention, only being greeted with a cold silence, however.
翻譯：演出意在取悅觀眾並吸引觀眾，然而卻遭遇冷場。
為避免不必要的重複，下半句我的翻譯省略了“演出”。
同理，句中後半句英語也省略了the performance， 不省略應該是這樣滴：
The performance had been intended to please the audience and draw their attention, only it (the performance) was being greeted with a cold silence, however.
句子中的being greeted 來自於the performance was being greeted.
The performance had been intended to please the audience and draw their attention, only being greeted with a cold silence, however.
翻譯：演出意在取悅觀眾並吸引觀眾，然而卻遭遇冷場。
為避免不必要的重複，下半句我的翻譯省略了“演出”。
同理，句中後半句英語也省略了the performance， 不省略應該是這樣滴：
The performance had been intended to please the audience and draw their attention, only it (the performance) was being greeted with a cold silence, however.
句子中的being greeted 來自於the performance was being greeted.
C to be greeted 有將來的意思，而這裡的句意是已經或者正在發生，那就不用to do,
所以選D being greeted。