Have you ever been stuck in mud? If you are stuck in something it means you can't escape. Once you are caught in mud you might need help to get yourself out.
The driver of this car is waiting for someone to come along and help him out of the mud. Often the fire department and an ambulance are sent when someone is stuck in mud as it can be very dangerous.
It can be very difficult to move something once it is stuck in mud. The mud sucks things down like quicksand. Imagine if you were trying to pull a stick out of some mud. It would be very difficult to make it to move.
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In English you can describe someone who doesn't like to change or try new things as a stick in the mud. Maybe you want to try out the big new slide at the water park but your friend isn't sure. You might say: "Come on! Don't be an old stick in the mud!"
(Catherine Thomas, staff writer)
你曾經身陷泥濘過嗎？如果你被某樣東西困住，就無法脫身。一旦身陷泥淖，就得需要幫助才能替自己解圍。
這台車的駕駛在等人來幫助他脫離泥巴堆。只要有人身陷泥堆，因情況很緊急，通常是消防隊或救護車伸援。
東西只要困在泥堆裡就會很難移動，泥堆會像流沙一樣讓東西下陷，想像自己試著將一根棍子拖出泥堆，要拉動它很困難。
英文中，要形容一個人不喜歡改變或嘗試新東西可以說「a stick in the mud」(墨守成規)，你可能想要在水上樂園嘗試新的大型滑水道，你朋友卻舉棋不定，你就可以說︰「來嘛！別當個老古板！」
（翻譯︰鄭湘儀）
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