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rub rubbed/rubbed to move your hand, backwards and forwards over a surface over a surface 擦，摩擦 --- She began rubbing her hair with the towel. to make sth. press sth. against sth. else and move it around. --- She stood by the oven, rubbing one bare foot against the other. n. She gave her knee a quick rub. 揉，搓 There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and old one has a splendid future behind him: and maybe that is where the rub is. the rub 问题， 困难 that/here is the rub Stuck adj. unable to move or to be moved （动不了，卡住）; in an unpleasant position or situation (困在；陷在…) e.g. The wheels were stuck in the mud. They got stuck in the traffic jam. be stuck with … (can’t get rid of sth./sb. 摆脱不了…) I was stuck with him for the whole journey. Stick (stuck; stuck) He stuck a stamp on the envelope. The nurse stuck the needle in my arm. We should be stick to the principles and be flexible as well. Stick to 信守，坚持 （+ plan/decision/opinion） They wrote the notice in big red letters so that it could stand out. stick out 突出，显眼 粘贴，粘住 刺入 brigade n. 旅,（消防）队 　fire brigade: 消防队= fire department= fire station = fire service  free vt. allow sb. to leave prison or somewhere 释放 --- The terrorists finally agreed to free the hostages. --- He was freed from prison last week. to move sb. or sth. so that they are no longer fixed or trapped. 解救，使解脱出来 --- All the victims were freed from the wreckage. to stop sb. from suffering from sth. 解除，去除 --- The new drugs can free people from pain. free adj. be free from/be free of (not containing or affected by sth. harmful or unpleasant 不含…的、不受……影响的) --- be free from difficulty/fear --- It was several weeks before he was completely free of pain. 过了几个星期，他的疼痛才完全消除。 I hope that the Syrian refugees __________ in the Syrian civil war. Lesson?15 Fifty?pence?worth?of?trouble 五十便士的麻烦  Pence 便士（pence, pennies都是penny的复数）