1. And maybe that is where the rub is.
    问题的症结恐怕就在这里。

2. Carefully, to avoid injuring her, I rub cream into the yellow skin, which rolls freely over the bones, feeling perfectly the outline of each bone in the back.
    为了不伤着她，我小心翼翼地把护肤霜揉在她发黄的皮肤上。她的皮肤松松地在骨头上滑动，背上每块骨头的轮廓都能清楚地摸到。

3. While others rub their hands over his skin to the accompaniment of a monotonous and soothing chant.
    其他人唱着单调的歌声用手抚摸象的皮肤。

4. If you expressed doubt or surprise, he would immediately invite you to smell it and then to rub some into your skin.
    如果你表示怀疑或惊奇，他会立即请你闻一闻，然后取出一些抹在你的皮肤上。

5. In my heart as well as in the mirror, I became a permanent brown — like the best shoe polish, guaranteed not to rub nor run.
    不仅在镜中，也在内心深处，我变成了永远不黑不白的棕色人-- 就像那最好的鞋油，不会被抹掉，也永不褪色。