刚刚过去的2010年10月1日是我们伟大祖国的60岁生日，高考网祝福祖国母亲生日快乐。也祝福所有的朋友节日快乐。

从1949年新中国成立以来到改革开放再到如今的繁荣昌盛，每一个阶段都有独特的流行词汇，比如好好学习，天天向上、知青、铁饭碗、炒股、小康、囧等等。

作为英语学习的一部分，我们为大家精选了这些曾经流行的英语词汇，祝福大家度过一个愉快的国庆节!

In the following paragraphs, we will highlight several key words from the last six decades. These words and phrases document China's shift from emphasizing politics to preserving culture and growing the economy. They remind us about how far we have come as a country. And they can help us better tell China's story to foreigners interested in knowing more about our country.

在下面的文章中，我们将重点介绍过去60年来的几个重要表达。这些词汇记录了中国从强调政治挂帅到保护文化、发展经济的巨大转变。它们让我们回想起中国经历了怎样翻天覆地的变化。它们让我们可以更好地将中国的故事讲给那些对中国感兴趣的外国友人们听。

1950s 20世纪50年代

study hard and move forward every day 好好学习，天天向上

Mao Zedong wrote to honor an 8-year-old boy, Chen Yongkang, who helped police catch a spy in Suzhou, in 1951. Mao asked all kids to study hard to do a better job for the country. Banners with this slogan could be seen in almost every classroom.

1951年，苏州市一名8岁小学生陈永康帮助警察捉住了一名特务。事后，毛泽东主席为他题词“好好学习，天天向上”作为奖励。毛主席希望每个孩子都能好好学习，将来为祖国贡献自己的力量。写着这句标语的横幅几乎挂满了中国的每间教室。

food coupon 粮票

This allowed people to get certain food supplies under the planned economy. Low agricultural production meant insufficient food supplies and a quota system and the coupons were a means of distribution. The quota system lasted to the early 90s. The tickets are now the stuff of collectors.

计划经济体制下，粮票是人们购买某些粮食的必备凭证。较低的农业产出导致了食物供给的短缺和定额分配制度，而粮票恰恰解决了这一分配问题。这种定额分配制度一直持续到90年代早期。如今，它们已经成了收藏者们的挚爱。