Lucy knows how to add and substract but fractions have her up a stump.

做加减法，露西不成问题，可分数却难倒了她。

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The Foster tower, originally conceived as 79 storeys and 390 metres (1, 270 feet) high, topped by four gleaming diamonds, would be reduced to what the paper calls "a glorified, prettied-up stump".

最初设定的最顶端是4个闪亮的菱形的福斯特塔楼高79层390米，将被报纸上所谓的“化妆的树桩”替代。

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But unless outsiders stump up a lot more money, countries in the region will remain reluctant partners.

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Speaking as the Conservative Party prepared to announce the name of its candidate, meaning it could go ahead with full public campaigning, Mr Dobson said that he was so confident that no minister would back Ken Livingstone he was willing to stump up "a tenner" for each one that did.

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The anonymous caller promised a lucrative deal over the phone: stump up dollars in advance and he would produce a glittering hoard in Johannesburg.

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