【句子】
There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has agloriousfuture before him and old one has a splendidfuture behind him: and maybe that is where the rubis.
老人和年轻人之间只有一个区别：年轻人的前面有辉煌的未来，老年人灿烂的未来却已在它们身后。这也许就是困难之所在。
【解析】
1.glorious
1）adj. 光荣的；辉煌的；极好的
he glorious palace dazzled her.
金碧辉煌的宫殿使她赞叹不已。
She is always bucking about her glorious past.
她老是吹嘘她的光荣的过去。
2）同根词
词根： glory
adj.glorified变荣耀的，美其名的
adv.gloriously光荣地；辉煌地；壮观地，壮丽地
n.glory光荣，荣誉；赞颂
v.glorified 赞美；美化（glorify的过去分词）
vi.glory 自豪，骄傲；狂喜
2.splendid
1）adj. 华丽的，豪华的 ；壮丽的；优美的 ；辉煌的，显赫的 ；极好的，绝妙的
The peacock spreads his splendid tail.
孔雀展开了它那灿烂夺目的尾巴。
The splendid evening glow in the sky means another fine day tomorrow.
灿烂的晚霞预示明天又是好天气。
2)同根词
词根： splendid
adj.splendiferous极好的；浮华的
adv.splendidly华丽地；豪华地；壮观地
3.rub
1)vt. 擦，摩擦；磨；揉；搓；按摩
He rubbed his forehead with the back of his hand.
他用手背擦了擦前额。
2)vt.使互相摩擦(常与together连用)；使触碰；蹭(常与against连用)：
It was cold,so he rubbed his hands together.
天很冷，他使劲搓着双手。
3)vt.磨光；擦亮
The floor has been rubbed clean and shiny.
地板擦得明光锃亮。
4)vt.涂(常与on或over连用)
She rubbed the ointment on her arm.
她把软膏涂在臂上。
5)vt.触痛；惹恼
Her talkativeness often rubbed him.
她的多嘴多舌常常惹他发火。
6)vt.擦掉；磨去；使减色(常与out，off或away连用)
The paint has been rubbed away from the edges of the table.
桌子边上的漆都被蹭掉了
7)vi.摩擦；磨；蹭
She opened the door gently so as not to rub against the wet paint.
她小心翼翼地把门打开，生怕蹭上未干的油漆。
8)vi.使人恼火
It rubs to work under such an obstinate man.
在这种蛮不讲理的人手下工作真令人恼火。
9)n.摩擦；按摩 ;磨损处；擦痛处;阻碍；困难
10)短语:
a rub in(或on) one's way 某人前进道路上的障碍；妨碍某人的东西
a rub of(或on)the green【高尔夫球】对球的妨碍(指高尔夫球碰到人或其他东西);偏离方向；受外界干扰Here lies the rub. =There's the rub.
There's (或That's)the rub. 问题就在这里；这就是困难所在
the rubs and worries of life 人生的辛酸
【今日练习】
1、When object ____________ each other, static electricity is produced.
A.contact
B.hit against
C.rub against
D.touch